by MBC News | Nov 8, 2016
Members of Monica Burns’ family outside a Prince Albert courthouse. Photo by Joel Willick. The man accused of killing Monica Burns has pleaded guilty to manslaughter as well as indignity to a human body. Burns’ body was found on a remote snowmobile trail...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2016
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment has launched a new online mapping tool called HABISask. It includes hunting, angling and bio diversity information and is accessible on mobile devices like smartphones or tablets. The site offers mapping information and...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2016
NDP Health Critic Danielle Chartier speaking during Question Period at the Legislative Assembly. The NDP opposition party is challenging what they say is the provincial government’s lack of spending on northern Saskatchewan health care. NDP Health Critic...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2016
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron and Environment Minister Scott Moe sign off to protect wildlife. Photo by Manfred Joehnck The provincial Environment Department and the FSIN have signed a protocol agreement for investigating hunting and fishing regulations on First Nations...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2016
The federal Department of Indigenous Affairs is stepping in to order a new election on the George Gordon First Nation, which is located about 125 kilometers northeast of Regina. This follows a court ruling that overturned the results because of voting irregularities....
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2016
La Ronge Ice Wolves logo. Photo courtesy of icewolves.ca The La Ronge Ice Wolves are starting the interview process for a new head coach and general manager today. The board of directors whittled down the 14 applicants to a shortlist of four people who will be...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
Photo courtesy of Village of Pierceland Facebook page. *UPDATE – SaskTel cellular service has been restored in Pierceland and the surrounding area. But SaskTel crews continue to work to restore landline and internet services after a fire completely destroyed a...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
A planning meeting in Pinehouse that took place before Addictions Awareness Month. Photo submitted by Vince Natomagan The northern village of Pinehouse has spent every November for the past few years focusing on building a healthy community. Challenges for reading,...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
The view from the new remand unit at Prince Albert Correctional Centre. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. It is costing taxpayers an extra $10 million a year to house a growing inmate population in Saskatchewan jails. Most of the inmates are on remand and many of them are...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
Photo courtesy of Government of Canada. There were almost 11,000 fewer people working in Saskatchewan last month compared to a year ago. The latest jobless figures put the province’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 6.9 per cent, which is up a tenth of a per...
