by Chelsea Laskowski | Mar 24, 2017 | Current News
Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation Chief and Council meeting spot. Photo courtesy Facebook, Chief & Council – Beardy’s & Okemasis First Nation. It’s election day on Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation, and people are voting for...
by Manfred Joehnck | Mar 24, 2017 | Current News
A new president for the Coalition of Aboriginal Peoples in Saskatchewan will be elected this weekend in Saskatoon. Current President, Kim Beaudin, is stepping down after ten years so he can focus more attention on his new role as vice president of the national...
by Manfred Joehnck | Mar 24, 2017 | Current News
Delores Stevenson holds a photo of family member Nadine Machiskinic The details of the last minutes of Nadine Machiskinic’s life will be closely examined at an inquest that will begin in Regina on Monday. The 29-year-old Aboriginal woman fell 10 floors down a laundry...
by Dean Bear | Mar 24, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of First Nations Spelling Bee committee pamphlet Students from 34 schools across the province will be in Saskatoon this morning to take part in the second annual First Nations Spelling Bee. It takes place at the St. Mary’s Wellness and Education Centre...
by Dean Bear | Mar 23, 2017 | Current News
MLA Buckley Belanger. Photo courtesy Facebook. Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger has given the provincial government a failing grade when it comes to Wednesday’s budget. When asked to grade the budget from a teacher’s standpoint, Belanger said “I would simply give it an...
by Chelsea Laskowski | Mar 23, 2017 | Current News
Homicide victim Damian Ballantyne. Photo courtesy Facebook. Prince Albert police are revealing the identity of a man killed in the city in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Damian Ballantyne, 34, was the victim of the city’s first murder of 2017. He was already...
by Chelsea Laskowski | Mar 23, 2017 | Current News
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde pictured on March 16. Photo courtesy @perrybellegarde, Twitter. The Assembly of First Nations has an overall positive impression of the federal budget that was unveiled on Wednesday, and its leader is not surprised by some new...
by Manfred Joehnck | Mar 23, 2017 | Current News
Wapiti Valley, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Enns Kivin, Facebook. A report into last summer’s Husky oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River reveals the pipeline’s dual alarm leak detection systems were issuing notices of problems prior to the spill, and...
by Dean Bear | Mar 23, 2017 | Current News
Austin Bear receives congratulations on election night at Muskoday. Photo courtesy of Dean Bear. Austin Bear has once again been re-elected as chief of the Muskoday First Nation. He beat out Sandy LeBeouf 317 votes to 170. It is the fourteenth straight election Bear...
by mbcnews | Mar 22, 2017 | Current News
Finance Minister Bill Morneau pictured with guests on budget day. Photo courtesy @Bill_Morneau, Twitter. On Wednesday, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered a budget that focused on “building a strong middle class.” Here are some highlights from the budget...
