by MBC News | Jan 26, 2017
PM Justin Trudeau speaks to media prior to the town hall on Jan. 26, 2017. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The anniversary of the La Loche shooting was on the Prime Minister’s mind when he stopped in Saskatoon on Thursday. This visit was the ninth town hall-style...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2017
An aerial view of the spill site. Photo courtesy Sask. government. *UPDATE – The provincial government says it has been confirmed that the source of the pipeline breach is a Tundra Energy line. The province says purging of the line is beginning today, and the...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2017
Cpl. Clayton Matchee, left, veteran Dave Bona, right. Bona will join Clayton’s wife Marj at the forum in Saskatoon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon Wednesday night for an open forum town hall, and the wife of a soldier who was nationally...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2017
Brittany Brown from Rosetown is one of the 21 recruits. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Conservation Officer recruits from across western Canada and the Yukon are learning how to safely immobilize wildlife that has been deemed a risk to the public. This week, 21 recruits...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2017
Victim Alyssa Nawakayas. Photo courtesy Facebook. The man accused in a fatal assault that took place on a Carrot River-area reserve in early 2016 has been committed to stand trial. Caleb Head, now 24, was the subject of an arrest warrant in April, after RCMP were...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2017
An aerial view of the spill site. Photo courtesy Sask. government. Energy minister Dustin Duncan says there will be a full investigation into a pipeline rupture that saw nearly 200,000 litres of oil leak on to a piece of land on the Ocean Man First Nation, about 140...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2017
Minister Dustin Duncan on Jan. 24, 2017. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The Saskatchewan government welcomes new American President Donald Trump’s decision to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which will cross through part of southwest Saskatchewan. Premier Brad Wall calls...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2017
Lawyer Peter Abrametz represented Tasia Natewayes at the Supreme Court. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The Supreme Court has upheld the manslaughter conviction of a treaty member from the Sandy Bay area. On Friday, Tasia Natewayes was in Ottawa where her lawyer Peter...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017
Photo courtesy northernlightscasino.ca Yet another Smoke Signals jackpot has been handed out at the Northern Lights Casino. The Thursday win of $1.2 million marks the fifth time someone has joined the “millionaire’s club” at the Prince Albert casino. The winner...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017
A picture of the oil spill area. Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. There has been an oil pipeline spill on the Ocean Man First Nation. It happened late Friday about 10 kilometres north of Stoughton. The breach resulted in the release of about 200...
