by MBC News | Jan 20, 2017
Mayor Robert St. Pierre pictured on Jan. 9, 2017. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. La Loche RCMP’s detachment commander says investigators have found “no legitimate threat” after RCMP received a complaint on Thursday night about allegations of a potential...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2017
Courtesy of saskpower.com A vehicle knocking down a power pole south of La Ronge is blamed for last Friday’s power outage that impacted a number of northern communities. It happened shortly after midnight on January 13th near the turn off to Besnard Lake. SaskpPower...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2017
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal/Court of Queens Bench in Regina. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. The election on the George Gordon First Nation took place almost a year ago, but the results are still in dispute. Next month, the Court of Appeal is expected to decide if...
by MBC News | Jan 19, 2017
Big Island Lake Cree Nation. Photo courtesy Facebook. Two people are scheduled to appear in court today after yesterday’s disturbance at a home on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation. Around 5:00 am yesterday, Pierceland RCMP were sent to a possible firearms...
by MBC News | Jan 18, 2017
Big Island Lake Cree Nation. Photo courtesy Facebook, Lyle George. Pierceland RCMP are saying a confrontation on Big Island Lake Cree Nation ended “without incident” on Wednesday afternoon after a number of people were taken into custody. That morning, the school was...
by MBC News | Jan 18, 2017
File photo Four people were scheduled to appear in court this morning after a drug bust Monday in Buffalo Narrows. RCMP say the Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at a home in the community. Police say they found various drug paraphernalia, cash and...
by MBC News | Jan 18, 2017
Photo courtesy of cameco.com A lobby group representing northern Saskatchewan municipalities says the Cameco decision to reduce its workforce by about 10 per cent, or 120 workers, will have a long-lasting and far-reaching impact on the North. The Chair of New North,...
by MBC News | Jan 17, 2017
McArthur River mine. Photo courtesy of cameco.com. Cameco is planning to reduce its workforce at the McArthur River, Key Lake and Cigar Lake operations by about 10 per cent in the coming months, affecting 120 employees in total. The company says the reduction is...
by MBC News | Jan 17, 2017
The Treaty Relations Forum in Prince Albert. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. High school students from across Prince Albert Grand Council territory are getting a treaty education this week. Schools in Sturgeon Lake, Black Lake, Lac La Ronge, James Smith, and Montreal Lake...
by MBC News | Jan 17, 2017
Randy Hoback’s Constituency Office. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Laskowski. The Opposition critic for Canada-U.S. relations has some serious concerns about Canada’s ability to negotiate with incoming President Donald Trump. Randy Hoback says thousands of jobs are...
