by MBC News | May 19, 2015 | Current News
A forest fire near Black Lake in northern Saskatchewan has been contained. About 34 firefighters and a helicopter are battling the 668-hectare blaze. On Friday, about 600 residents of the community of the Black Lake were evacuated from their homes and a local fishing...
by MBC News | May 19, 2015 | Current News
Students from the Treaty 6 territory spent the morning learning about communities like the Sweetgrass First Nation. The principal of the Sweetgrass school is pointing to pictures of Chief Sweetgrass and Strike-Him-On-The-Back. Janet Smith says Chief Sweetgrass’...
by MBC News | May 15, 2015 | Current News
Two male youths charged in relation to the murder of a 17-year-old in Pelican Narrows First Nation have been released on bail. The boys are among seven people charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of Hilliard Sewap, Jr. Police found Hilliard in...
by MBC News | May 15, 2015 | Current News
It’s too early to say how long a downtown pharmacy and medical clinic in La Ronge will be closed following a fire this morning. Both the Harbour Pharmacy and La Ronge Medical Clinic have been closed until further notice. La Ronge fire chief Ron Pratt says the...
by MBC News | May 15, 2015 | Current News
Cameco has been presented a national award for their work in getting First Nations and Metis people in the workforce. The first ever Indigenous Workplace Inclusion awards were given out in Toronto yesterday and Cameco received the award for Enterprise-Wide leadership...
by MBC News | May 15, 2015 | Current News
A group of residents from Southend will spend the weekend planting gardens with soil imported from the south. A partnership between the Thakoitan Economic Development Corporation and Cameco helped buy seeds, soil and lumber to build garden boxes. This weekend about 56...
by MBC News | May 14, 2015 | Current News
The final count for last July’s North American Indigenous Games in Regina is in and the numbers look good. The week-long event raised a small profit for the host committee, injected $12 million into the Regina economy and created 267 jobs. The figures were...
by MBC News | May 14, 2015 | Current News
A University of Saskatchewan doctoral student is out to find out why the Idle No More movement created such a problem for the federal government. Danette Starblanket received a $20,000 scholarship from the provincial government to study Idle No More. She says the...
by MBC News | May 14, 2015 | Current News
Muskoday First Nation students received a boost in technology Thursday afternoon to help them with their studies. The school received 50 learning tablets through a partnership between PotashCorp and One Laptop per Child Canada. “We are super excited to have the...
by MBC News | May 14, 2015 | Current News
The Public Complaints Commission has cleared Regina police of any wrongdoing in the case of a 25-year-old woman who claimed police picked her up, drove her out of town in the middle of winter, took her coat and boots, and then drove her to the police station where she...
