by MBC News | Jul 22, 2013
The new chief adjudicator of the process that oversees compensation claims for former Indian residential school students says he is eager to get started in his new role. Dan Shapiro, who is a lawyer with the Saskatoon firm Brayford Shapiro, was named as the head of...
by MBC News | Jul 22, 2013
Two separate drug busts in La Ronge over the last few days have resulted in four arrests. At around 3 a.m. Friday, a man was taken into custody after RCMP executed a search warrant and seized 45 grams of cocaine and 30 grams of marijuana. Mounties say the drugs have...
by MBC News | Jul 22, 2013
An official with the Sturgeon Lake First Nation says she hopes a new communications protocol agreement in child and family services leads to better relations with the province. The communications protocol was signed last week in Regina between Sturgeon Lake and the...
by MBC News | Jul 21, 2013
An artifact many consider sacred has been returned to the Metis homeland. On a cloudy, windy day, thousands of Metis turned out at Batoche to welcome home the bell affectionately called “Marie Antoinette”. They packed the big top to witness history as it was presented...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2013
The 2013 Saskatchewan First Nations Summer Games are now in the books. According to unofficial results, the Touchwood Agency Tribal Council won the overall standings with 865.10 points (19 gold, 20 silver and 18 bronze). The Meadow Lake Tribal Council finished close...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2013
SaskTel announced a major expansion of its cell service in the Batoche area on Friday. Once completed sometime in July 2014, a new tower will provide cell service coverage to about 500 residents in the St. Isidore-de-Bellevue, One Arrow First Nation and Batoche...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2013
Two of the accused in a double murder on the Standing Buffalo First Nation have been committed to stand trial on murder charges. Twenty-one-year-old Brittany Bear and 22-year-old Kody Bear are each facing two counts of first-degree murder. They are charged with...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2013
A comic book anthology featuring some of Canada’s best comic creators is in the works with the aim of improving First Nation schools. The 200-page book should be out next spring. James Waley,the brain child behind the “One Tribe Comic Book...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2013
It is hoped a new communications protocol agreement will help avoid tragedies similar to the ones where two Sturgeon Lake children died while in provincial custody in 2009. The communications protocol, which was signed by the Sturgeon Lake First Nation and the...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2013
It promises to be a special show at Back to Batoche celebrations this year. The fabled Bell of Batoche is expected to be unveiled at the historic site on Saturday afternoon. Claire Belanger-Parker is one of the event organizers and she says it’s hard to put into words...
