by MBC News | Apr 30, 2015 | Current News
The chief of the Hatchet Lake First Nation is confirming that a man who was found dead under suspicious circumstances in La Ronge yesterday is a member of his community. The RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit is looking into the death of the victim, who’s body was...
by MBC News | Apr 30, 2015 | Current News
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt has announced funding for the construction or renovation of 11 First Nations schools across the country. Two of the schools are in Saskatchewan. The Whitecap Dakota First Nation and the Flying Dust First Nation elementary...
by MBC News | Apr 30, 2015 | Current News
The union representing workers at the Hudbay Minerals operation in Flin Flon have officially given the company 72-hour strike notice. According to company officials, the Flin Flon concentrator produces zinc and copper concentrates from ore mined at the 777 mine. The...
by MBC News | Apr 30, 2015 | Current News
An RCMP officer charged with impaired driving from an incident in Wollaston Lake last year has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Cst. Kevin Granrude was off duty when he rolled an RCMP ATV just outside the community on June 10. Granrude was thrown from the vehicle and...
by MBC News | Apr 30, 2015 | Current News
There were 23 deaths and 41 critical injuries of children in Saskatchewan last year. In both cases, the number of Aboriginal children involved is highly over-represented. The statistics were contained in the annual report from Bob Pringle, Saskatchewan’s...
by MBC News | Apr 30, 2015 | Current News
The Prince Albert man charged with the murder of Monica Burns has pleaded not guilty. Burns’ body was found northwest of the city on a remote snowmobile trail on January 17. Just under two weeks later, 38-year-old Todd McKeaveney was arrested and charged with second...
by MBC News | Apr 29, 2015 | Current News
Cameco says it has raised its capital spending budget for this year to 405-million dollars — up from the original budget of 370-million. The company says the nearly 10 per cent increase is mainly due to higher spending at the McArthur River-Key Lake uranium...
by MBC News | Apr 29, 2015 | Current News
The Assembly of First Nations, the Canadian Nurses Association and the NDP Opposition are all calling on the federal government to take immediate action to address health care shortcomings in remote First Nations communities. This follows the release of Canada’s...
by MBC News | Apr 29, 2015 | Current News
A Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled that a family from the Wood Mountain Lakota Nation has the right to band membership and remain status Indians. Members of the Ogle family, including former Chiefs Travis and David Ogle, were successful in defending their band...
by MBC News | Apr 29, 2015 | Current News
A young woman from Kawacatoose First Nation says she has returned from the Miss Indian World Pageant with many fond memories. Amelia Badger says even though she didn’t win the title, she worked hard to represent her people and enjoyed the overall experience....
