by MBC News | Nov 13, 2015 | Current News
On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau handed out mandate letters providing his cabinet members with direction and orders for their new portfolios. The theme of the letter for the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, is to build a...
by MBC News | Nov 13, 2015 | Current News
There is a lot on the line as members of the Black Lake First Nation in Northern Saskatchewan vote on a $300 million power project on the Fond du Lac River. It has been in the works for years and has already received environmental approval, but band members have the...
by MBC News | Nov 13, 2015 | Current News
La Ronge RCMP confirms it’s investigating the killing of someone’s pet dog on one of the area’s Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserves. The incident was reported to local Mounties late Tuesday afternoon, and Staff Sgt. Richard Price says the complaint came from...
by MBC News | Nov 13, 2015 | Current News
The Mamawetan Churchill River Health region is stepping up its online presence. On Thursday, MCHR launched a new website. The website, http://www.mcrhealth.ca/ lets people know about flu clinics, facility hours, and some community highlights. That includes the...
by MBC News | Nov 12, 2015 | Current News
On Thursday, Leslie Black’s father sat in Prince Albert’s Provincial Court as a judge granted Black a chance to reverse his previously entered guilty pleas for the brutal assault of Marlene Bird. Bird was set on fire, stabbed, and sexually assaulted in Prince Albert’s...
by MBC News | Nov 12, 2015 | Current News
Sturgeon Lake’s stray dog and cat population has officially been dealt with in a humane way. On Wednesday, a group of about volunteers with Canine Action Project (CAP) visited Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation to take on strays or unwanted pets. The first visit late...
by MBC News | Nov 12, 2015 | Current News
On Thursday, New Democrat leader Thomas Mulcair announced which of his MPs will shadow the Liberal government. Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River MP, Georgina Jolibois was handed Western Economic Diversification Canada and Deputy Indigenous and Northern Affairs....
by MBC News | Nov 12, 2015 | Current News
Eleven Saskatchewan First Nations groups have had their say on the proposed Energy East pipeline that would move western crude oil from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries in Eastern Canada. Much of the route is through central and Southern Saskatchewan, traversing...
by MBC News | Nov 11, 2015 | Current News
Photo courtesy Canine Action Project, Facebook. A call for help from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has saved the lives of more than 150 dogs and cats. The Prince Albert-area reserve approached the Canine Action Project (CAP) to avoid a cull in the community. At the end of...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2015 | Current News
Miss FSIN Jolene Creely spent the last 12 months representing the FSIN, SIGA, BHP Billiton, “Spirit of our Nations” Cultural Celebration and Powwow. Jolene Creely giggles and laughs thinking about how quickly her life changed when she was crowned Miss FSIN at last...
