by MBC News | May 3, 2016
With the threat of another bad season for wildfires, provincial officials are advising residents to be prepared and to be ready to leave on a moment’s notice. This is Emergency Preparedness Week, and the government is encouraging all Saskatchewan residents to put...
by MBC News | May 3, 2016
A photo taken when La Ronge Fire Department was tackling a wildfire in the Mowery Subdivision. Photo courtesy Facebook, Kandis Riese. The La Ronge Regional Fire Department has announced a fire ban for the Town of La Ronge, the Village of Air Ronge and the Lac La...
by MBC News | May 2, 2016
A grass fire outside North Side on April 30. Photo courtesy Facebook, Lakeland & District Fire Department. Saskatchewan is already ahead of last year when it comes to the number of wildfires reported across the province. According to the Provincial Wildfire...
by MBC News | May 2, 2016
OTTAWA — Advocates say aboriginal women tend to be underprotected and overpoliced, making it vital for police behaviour to be examined in the coming inquiry on missing and murdered indigenous women. Kim Pate, executive director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth...
by MBC News | May 2, 2016
More than 100 empty chairs covered in white linen were set up in the lobby of Tommy Douglas House near the legislative building on Monday morning, to make a Each chair represents one of the long term missing person’s files still open in Saskatchewan. Most missing...
by MBC News | May 2, 2016
Environment and Climate Change Canada says a Saskatchewan First Nation has been fined $100,000 for failing to comply with an order regarding a gas station. The department says the Kawacatoose First Nation pleaded guilty last October in Saskatchewan Provincial Court...
by MBC News | May 2, 2016
A 70-year-old woman has died after the vehicle she was driving crashed near the community of Abernathy, northeast of Regina. The RCMP says the woman was ejected when the vehicle left the roadway, entered the ditch and rolled. The vehicle then caught fire and was...
by MBC News | May 2, 2016
The Saskatchewan Book Awards were crammed with winners whose books centre on Aboriginal themes. The awards ceremony in Regina on the weekend saw University of Saskatchewan author Ken Coates pick up the award for best non-fiction writing, with his book “Idle No More...
by MBC News | May 2, 2016
Now that the shock of Cameco’s Rabbit Lake mine closure is wearing off, the mining company is explaining some long-term financial effects of that decision. Cameco’s CEO Tim Gitzel has already expressed how difficult it was to lay off about 500 workers in...
by MBC News | May 1, 2016
Northlands College held its third annual Northern Visionaries Gala at Eagle Point Resort near La Ronge on Saturday. The evening showcased the top five entries for the Northern Visionaries video essay contest put on by the College. The topic of the video essay this...
