by MBC News | Aug 16, 2012
A Poundmaker First Nation man facing five charges after another man died in a car accident has been sentenced for other charges. Robert Wilfred Badger pleaded guilty today to a string of other charges — including breaches of probation and giving a false name to...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2012
Hundreds of people came to the Meadow Lake Arena Wednesday to see the Stanley Cup and get their pictures taken with it. Meadow Lake’s own Dwight King of the Los Angeles Kings brought the cup to the arena for a couple of hours. He posed for photos and signed...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2012
Premier Brad Wall says the province is doing what it can to help the flood-stricken James Smith Cree Nation. Heavy rains have sent 126 residents to hotels in Melfort after the community’s drinking water supply became contaminated. Government officials say...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2012
Arrests have been made after the seizure of cocaine during a traffic stop in La Ronge earlier this week. RCMP say they seized 15 small bags of cocaine and about $2200 in cash from a vehicle that was stopped early Monday afternoon. Two men were arrested. They will be...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2012
A battle is brewing over the possible development of some lakefront property at Fur Lakes near Shellbrook. Right now, the land is owned by the province and is protected from development. However, the Mistawasis First Nation wants to buy the land to build cabins and...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2012
A Saskatoon company has been hit with a big fine for clearing bush west of Creighton without a permit. Winn Bay Sand Ltd. was charged after the Ministry of Environment received a call in February 2011. Conservation officers investigated and found that a road had been...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2012
The public is being invited to attend a gathering at the Muskoday First Nation this week to discuss ways to encourage healthy Indigenous living. The three-day event is sponsored by Kookums and Mooshums Against Drugs and Alcohol. The purpose of the event is to draw...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
The James Smith Cree Nation says it is in a state of crisis. Flooding on the reserve has contaminated the drinking water supply. A child from the reserve was airlifted from Melfort to Saskatoon with a “water contamination virus” after drinking some of the...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
Premier Brad Wall says he supports the idea of holding a public inquiry into the plight of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in the country. Calls for an inquiry were raised recently at the premiers’ meeting in Nova Scotia. Wall calls the issue a devastating...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
The provincial government is helping Alberta in its battle against the mountain pine beetle in an effort to protect the $400-million-a-year softwood lumber industry in this province. Saskatchewan is providing Alberta with nearly half a million dollars to prevent the...
