by mbcnews | Apr 30, 2012 | Current News
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will make a stop at the First Nations University of Canada campus in Regina next month. It is part of a whirlwind, three-province trip to Canada to honour the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The couple will arrive in the country...
by mbcnews | Apr 30, 2012 | Current News
Three La Ronge men face several charges after local RCMP confiscated weapons and drugs in a raid on a local residence over the weekend. Mounties executed a search warrant on a home in the town just before 2:00 Saturday morning. Police seized a quantity of cocaine with...
by mbcnews | Apr 30, 2012 | Current News
A water engineer from the Prince Albert Grand Council has been sent to Black Lake to help address a low-water problem there. For just over two weeks, water pressure on the reserve has been sporadic. Residents say they have to wait for hours for the water to come on...
by mbcnews | Apr 30, 2012 | Current News
Northern Saskatchewan contractors aren’t being used as much as they could be, at least according to a member of an Aboriginal Affairs advisory group. John Keyuk says too many large companies from out-of-province wind up getting major contracts in the region:...
by mbcnews | Apr 30, 2012 | Current News
An Opposition MP is calling on the federal government to renew funding to the Aboriginal Justice Strategy. New Democrat Jean Crowder says many programs covered under the plan don’t know whether they will continue or not, now that funding has sunsetted....
by mbcnews | Apr 30, 2012 | Current News
Efforts are underway by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and Saskatchewan’s Children’s Advocate to make life better for Aboriginal children and youth. FSIN spokesman Kyle Prettyshield says both sides are working on a letter of understanding on...
by mbcnews | Apr 30, 2012 | Current News
RCMP say the body of a missing woman from the Fishing Lake First Nation has been found. Searchers located the remains of 47-year-old Beverly Ann Cyr early Sunday afternoon in a body of water, roughly 6 km downstream from where her vehicle was found last week. Her van...
by mbcnews | Apr 28, 2012 | Current News
2012 should be an interesting year for fishers in Northern Saskatchewan. This weekend harvesters assembled in Prince Albert for their annual meeting. They heard from a number of different guests including speakers from the provincial government and The Freshwater Fish...
by mbcnews | Apr 27, 2012 | Current News
A forensic anthropologist has been consulted after a human skull was found on the Sakimay First Nation. RCMP say the discovery was made April 13th by two band members who were walking in a secluded area. Police say the partial skull is believed to be that of an...
by mbcnews | Apr 27, 2012 | Current News
A 32-year-old man accused of abducting his four-year-old daughter in Regina yesterday faces a number of charges. Police say Anthony Joseph Slippery was arrested shortly after 5:00 pm yesterday in the 1200 block of Garnet Street. The charges include abduction, assault,...
