by MBC News | May 21, 2013 | Current News
A scandal on the Pheasant Rump first nation in South-east Saskatchewan has torn the small community apart. The chief, Terrence McArthur, has admitted to inappropriately touching a teenaged girl on the reserve in April of 2012. He will be sentenced in a Carlyle...
by MBC News | May 21, 2013 | Current News
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is objecting to how a new provincial park has been created. Great Blue Heron Park is located in the Anglin and Emma lake area and expected to begin operating this summer. Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says her people are concerned about...
by MBC News | May 21, 2013 | Current News
Members of the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation will go to the polls to elect a new chief and council on May 31. Incumbent chief Bart Tsannie is being challenged by Nancy Hansen Joseyounen and Edward Benoanie. Eleven candidates are also running for six council positions. Paul...
by MBC News | May 17, 2013 | Current News
The head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says Elijah Harper changed the face of Canadian politics. Harper, best remembered as the Manitoba MLA who cast the vote against the Meech Lake Accord thereby stopping the controversial constitutional agreement...
by MBC News | May 17, 2013 | Current News
A fire-investigator says he still runs into cases of people who light fires in the bush hoping to spark employment. Ken Ness is teaching a wildfire-origin course in Prince Albert. A long-time expert on what causes fires, he says there are many motives for setting...
by MBC News | May 17, 2013 | Current News
A University of Saskatchewan professor says a growing First Nations population will put increased demand on the province’s water supply. Suren Kulshreshtha, a professor in the Department of Agriculture, was presenting Friday morning at the National Food Security Forum...
by MBC News | May 17, 2013 | Current News
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the acquittal of a Saskatchewan woman who gave birth in a Walmart bathroom stall and left the newborn in a toilet. In a 5-2 split decision, the court ruled in favour of A.D.H., who was found not guilty in June 2009 of abandoning...
by MBC News | May 17, 2013 | Current News
Parks Minister Kevin Doherty says the newest park in the province could be open by this summer. Yesterday the province announced it has approved the creation of the 35th provincial park in Saskatchewan. Great Blue Heron Park comprises 11,000 hectares and features 300...
by MBC News | May 16, 2013 | Current News
Five people are facing charges after drug seizures this week in two northern communities. Tuesday evening Pierceland RCMP searched a home on the Big Island Lake Cree Territory. Investigators say they found 10 ounces of marijuana, 150 rolled joints, cash and cell...
by MBC News | May 16, 2013 | Current News
The Hatchet Lake First Nation continues to deal with the effects of spring-flooding. Three weeks ago water from the lake combined with the spring-thaw to make life miserable for many residents. The pump-house flooded leaving many residents with very weak flows coming...
