by MBC News | Jan 23, 2012 | Current News
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating an overdue traveler. Fifty-five-year-old Elton McKay is from Prince Albert. McKay was in Dawson Creek, B.C. the weekend of January 13th and is said to have been driving home to Saskatchewan when he went...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2012 | Current News
Five youth from northern Saskatchewan are being honoured for their efforts to protect the environment. Shayna Paul and Geron Paul of the English River First Nation, Reuben Maurice of Beauval, Melissa Favel of Ile a la Crosse and River Cote of Saskatoon have all won...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2012 | Current News
The One Arrow First Nation is adopting a program aimed at helping bands cut through government red tape. The First Nations Land Management Regime allows bands to manage their land, resources and environment under their own land code. It effectively eliminates 34...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2012 | Current News
A Saskatchewan man with a history of sex offences and other crimes will go to trial again. Fifty-six-year-old Norbert Dumais was committed to stand trial after a four-day preliminary hearing in North Battleford this week. His trial is expected to be held in Battleford...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2012 | Current News
There are now two declared candidates in the race for the presidency of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan. Beauval resident Alex Maurice says he has decided to put his name forward — adding he has been asked since 2007 to let his name stand for president....
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2012 | Current News
The incumbent leader of the Chakastaypasin First Nation has been re-elected for another term. Calvin Sanderson will lead the band for the next three years. Joining him on council are incumbents Derek Sanderson and Tanya Sanderson. They are joined by newly-elected...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2012 | Current News
Liberal MP Ralph Goodale says he hopes the party’s new membership rules allow more participation by Aboriginal people. The Liberals held their annual convention last weekend in Ottawa. The party voted to allow non-members to vote in national leadership campaigns...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2012 | Current News
A former Gold Eagle Casino dealer charged with cheating has been given a chance to avoid jail. On Wednesday, Crown Prosecutor Mitch Piche called on Christopher Stone-Spyglass to come up with $12,600 in restitution. Stone-Spyglass has until mid April to do so, or...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2012 | Current News
The closure of the CBC bureau in La Ronge is not going over well with the chief in the community. Tammy Cook-Searson of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says she recently met with the acting manager of the Saskatchewan radio network, and she told him it was a mistake. The...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2012 | Current News
Students and staff at Bernard Constant School on the James Smith Cree Nation have made it to the finals of the In Motion Community Pledge Challenge. Groups across the province registered and pledged to increase the physical activities of their youth. Physical...
