by MBC News | Mar 22, 2018 | Current News
Despite tough economic times, Cameco has unveiled $50,000 in scholarships for northern students. Cameco announced the formation of a new scholarship devoted to northern students at an event in Ile a la Crosse this morning. The uranium company’s Northern Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2018 | Current News
Unofficially, there are five people in the running for chief in next month’s Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation election. According to PBCN chief electoral officer Randy Clark, incumbent chief Peter A. Beatty of Deschambault Lake is up against Karen Bird of Southend,...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A federal judge has ruled that a 2016 election on Key First Nation is null and void. The controversial election came under fire after allegations of vote-buying, payoffs, promised jobs and even an alleged offer of a $400,000 contract. Shorty after the election the...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2018 | Current News
Kevin Roberts, the director of sport, culture, and recreation for the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre, has been recognized with the inaugural Youth Sport Involvement Award by the La Ronge and District Chamber of Commerce. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band member...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Suicide prevention and perceived inequalities in Canada’s justice system are on the minds of First Nation youth in Saskatchewan. The acquittal of Gerald Stanley in the shooting death of Colten Boushie has been a hot topic of discussion in recent months for a...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2018 | Current News
Members of the Pelican Narrows RCMP are asking people to come out to the town’s elementary school at 6:00 this evening for a town hall meeting. Local Mounties are hoping to gather feedback from members of the community that they can then implement in their plan...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
*UPDATE – Saskatoon police say Jaylee McKay-Quewezance has been found and is safe. Twelve-year-old Jaylee McKay-Quewezance was last seen shortly before 9:00 am this morning in Saskatoon and was reported missing when she did not arrive at school. Jaylee stands...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
After a nearly two-year investigation, RCMP have arrested four people in connection with a 2016 homicide. One faces a charge of first-degree murder, another faces a second-degree murder charge, while two more are being accused of manslaughter. The charges stem from...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
In the legislature today, Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger called on the Saskatchewan Party government to provide more mental health supports in the Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation. The assembly was silent as Belanger spoke on recent suicides in Fond Du Lac. He...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Some First Nations are expressing their initial disappointment in the Saskatchewan Party government’s plan for the cannabis industry. Last week, the province laid out the do’s and don’ts that will be associated with the cannabis industry in...
