by MBC News | May 15, 2017
Pelican Narrows local administrative centre on Monday morning. Photo submitted. The village office is smoldering in Pelican Narrows today after being rendered “not useable any longer” by a fire, says the RCMP. The office, also known as the local administrative centre,...
by MBC News | May 15, 2017
Cumberland House Cree Nation Chief Lorne Stewart. Photo courtesy of Cumberland House Cree Nation. The chief of the Cumberland House Cree Nation in northeast Saskatchewan has suddenly and unexpectedly resigned, effective today. In a heartfelt notice to band members,...
by MBC News | May 15, 2017
La Ronge Provincial Court The three teenagers charged in relation to the death of La Ronge business owner Simon Grant were back in court today. 18-year-old Austin Bird, a 17-year old and a 14-year-old appeared in court via video, but things were adjourned until June...
by MBC News | May 15, 2017
Earl Cook. Photo courtesy of Gabriel Dumont Institute. An educator from Cumberland House, who has spent four decades helping create educational opportunities for Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan, will be receiving an honorary doctorate this spring from the University...
by MBC News | May 12, 2017
Regina Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. A Balcarres man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter in the vicious beating of an elderly man he once considered his friend. Dale Murray Stonechild, 62, was...
by MBC News | May 12, 2017
*UPDATE – Loon Lake RCMP reported at 10 p.m. Friday that the incident had been resolved, and an adult male had been taken into custody. Mounties advise there will continue to be a police presence in the area. Schools on a northern Saskatchewan First Nation...
by MBC News | May 12, 2017
U of S professor Sean Maw, Indigenous Peoples initiatives co-ordinator Matthew Dunn and engineering undergraduate Connor Theoret. Photo courtesy University of Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan has received $147,474 to promote engineering with Indigenous...
by MBC News | May 12, 2017
Photo courtesy of Muskoday First Nation Music and dance will highlight a daylong music festival on Muskoday First Nation on Saturday. The celebration of local talent is part of the community’s Violence Elimination Day, which looks to combat violence between band...
by MBC News | May 12, 2017
Executive Director Gord Vaadeland on May 11 at the Rock Trout Caribrew event. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. A wilderness protection group is doing something unique to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, while giving a nod to First Nations history in the province....
by MBC News | May 12, 2017
Photo courtesy of environmentalsociety.ca The Saskatchewan Environmental Society says the more green energy, the better. The society’s policy coordinator, Hayley Carlson, is disappointed to learn SaskPower is now reconsidering plans to build a $630 million dollar...
