by MBC News | Mar 5, 2013
A Regina lawyer says he’s unsure the release of government documents detailing residential schools will lead to any courtroom victories for survivors. A judge in Ontario recently ordered Ottawa to turn over millions of documents from Archives Canada to the Truth and...
by MBC News | Mar 5, 2013
There’s a new chief at the Buffalo River Dene Nation. In a vote held on Friday, challenger Lance Byhette defeated incumbent chief Debbie Billette. Five councillors were also elected. They include incumbent members Willie Billette and Eilleen Morrison. Joining...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2013
Buffalo Narrows RCMP made a drug bust last night after seizing an undisclosed amount of cocaine from a local residence. As a result, fifty-year-old Kim L. McLeod and 62-year-old Francis A. Alcrow have been charged with possession of cocaine, possession for the...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2013
A new report says First Nations children in Saskatchewan are being shortchanged when it comes to early childhood education. The report is called First Nations Early Childhood Program: Improving Outcomes and it says under funding is the cause of inadequately trained...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2013
March could be a month to remember for coffee-drinkers in Buffalo Narrows. A Tim Horton’s outlet is set to open up in the Northern Store on Mar. 25. The store will not be a full-fledged outlet but will still serve up donuts and coffee. Buffalo Narrows Mayor Estelle...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2013
Some students from northern Saskatchewan attended a forum in Prince Albert this week aimed at showing them how to become entrepreneurs. Motivational speaker and musician Troy Payne says it all starts with an idea and from there a business plan can develop. He...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The RCMP has laid second-degree murder charges against a man from Pelican Narrows. Twenty-four-old Thurston Jack Thomas is accused of killing 39-year-old John James Ballantyne. The incident happened on Saturday. At the time, Thomas was taken to hospital in Flin Flon...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The Prince Albert/Parkland Health Region is facing a $1.6 million deficit. Spokesman Doug Dahl says the red ink came about as a result of increased electricity costs in the winter months, sick-time, wage-benefits and other operating costs. He explains the region also...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council is first on board in a new energy agreement with SaskPower. It is a deal that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars and create thousands of jobs for First Nations communities. Today, the First Nations Power Authority signed a...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The Prairie Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says all Canadians need access to First Nations financial information in order to properly police band spending. Colin Craig was speaking to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples yesterday and he...
