by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
A fire near Fond Du Lac that began on July 5 continues to burn away. The Helmer Fire measures 33 kilometres by 10 kilometres and is still not contained. Scott Wasylenchuk is the manager of the provincial fire centre for the province. He says they are paying close...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
The case against a man charged with murdering an Aboriginal woman from Saskatoon in 2004 took yet another turn this week. Thirty-five-year-old Douglas Hales was charged with first-degree murder in 2008 in the death of twenty-six-year-old Daleen Bosse but the case has...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
Aboriginal youth from all over Saskatchewan and Canada were pitching business ideas to a panel of judges in Regina Friday. It is part of the fifth annual Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Camp put on by the First Nations University of Canada. Students like Jackson...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2013
Police have located a missing girl. Fourteen-year-old Morgan Hystad was located safe and sound by RCMP officers in Prince Albert. She ran away from a campsite at Devil’s Lake on Aug. 3. Authorities are still looking for her friend, 15-year-old Tristyne Ballantyne....
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013
There are now calls for the resignation of the entire band council of the Pheasant Rump First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan. It is the latest chapter in the saga of a disgraced chief who is now out on bail after being convicted of sexual assault of a teenaged girl....
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013
A court injunction has been filed against protesters on the Thunderchild First Nation. The citizens began protesting oil drilling they say was set to happen on their Sundance grounds. As a result, the members have been camped out on the site for the past few weeks....
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013
Some workers at the Cigar Lake uranium mine are being tested for tuberculosis after a contractor was recently diagnosed with the illness. Company officials say the contractor was at home when he discovered he had TB and is said to be recovering. A spokesperson for...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013
The provincial government has entered into a three-year deal with Ducks Unlimited to purchase detailed analysis of wetlands, including information on caribou, in north-central Saskatchewan. The federal government recently announced it intends to try and replenish...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013
An official with the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan says allegations that the organization is rejecting citizenship applications without reason are unfounded. There is currently an internal battle being waged within the Métis Nation with some members of the provincial...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013
An official with Idle No More says it comes as no surprise the federal government has been closely monitoring the movement. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Aboriginal Affairs and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service were keeping close tabs on Idle No...
