Meetings on the Atlas of the Metis of Northwest Saskatchewan Project will be hosted in Buffalo Narrows on February 12 and Ile-a-la-Crosse on February 13. The Gabriel Dumont Institute will host the sessions, which are scheduled to run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on each...
A Red Cross training session on March 3 and 4 is aiming to prepare northern volunteers for future evacuations. The session will be held in Prince Albert and is open to anyone. Representatives with the health organization say participants need to get in touch soon if...
It was the case of dueling firearms experts at the second degree murder trial of Gerald Stanley in Battleford today. He is accused of shooting 22 year old Colten Boushie to death in August of 2016 after Boushie and a group of his friends arrived at the Stanley Farm...
The federal Department of Indigenous Affairs is weighing in on the current power struggle on Montreal Lake Cree Nation for the position of chief. In a statement provided to MBC, Indigenous Affairs was unwilling to say if they recognize any one person as chief of the...
The Alex Robertson Public Library will be putting $15,000 towards their computers, thanks to a donation from AREVA. “AREVA believes in the importance of technology in the North, and the role that it can play in facilitating literacy and social connections,” says...
Several organizations have come together to ensure stronger treaty education in Saskatchewan’s schools. The Saskatchewan School Board Association, the FSIN, Saskatchewan’s Indian Cultural Centre and the Office of the Treaty Commissioner all came together...
A newcomer to cabinet has become Saskatchewan’s new Minister of First Nations, Metis and Northern Affairs. Warren Kaeding’s appointment was announced this morning as Scott Moe was formally sworn in as Saskatchewan’s premier. Kaeding was elected as...
A bulge on the casing of the bullet that killed Colten Boushie came under intense scrutiny at the Gerald Stanley murder trial in Battleford today. The casing was recovered from the dashboard of the vehicle Boushie was sitting in when he was shot in the head in August...
A witness described a completely different story about the shooting of Colten Boushie when she testified at the trial of the man accused of killing him today. Belinda Jackson was a back seat passenger in the SUV that entered Gerald Stanley’s farm yard in August of...
Women in Mining and Women in Nuclear Saskatchewan Inc. announced a new program today that is aiming to empower and mentor women in the mining sector. The initiative, coined as the Mine your Potential Mentorship Program, is being funded by the International Minerals...
