by MBC News | Jan 9, 2020
The Cowessess First Nation is set to pass its own legislation to take full control over child welfare. Its estimated that approximately 165 Cowessess children are in protection in several western provinces. The First Nation is modeling its legislation “Miyo...
by MBC News | Jan 8, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have traded 19-year-old defenceman Sebastien Archambault to the Melville Millionaires in exchange for a player development fee. “I think it’s a good opportunity for Archie to head to Melville,” said Ice Wolves Head Coach and GM Kevin Kaminski....
by MBC News | Jan 8, 2020
MBC has been awarded federal funding to expand its journalism team. The Local Journalism Initiative comes by way of the federal Department of Canadian Heritage and consists of $50 million to be paid out over five years. The first round of funding is expected to create...
by MBC News | Jan 8, 2020
Broomball enthusiasts will be taking their talents to northern Saskatchewan this weekend. The JRMCC on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band will play host to the fourth annual Ann Venne mixed tournament Sunday. “It’s one of the main events here in La Ronge broomball-wise,”...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2020
“I think the U of R has a big stain on them right now,” said Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief Heather Bear over the University inviting poet George Elliott Clarke to lecture and possible read the work of convicted killer Steven Kummerfield....
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2020
“We’re sorry for the pain and sadness that you have experienced. We’re sorry for your loss of culture and language. And to all those who lost contact with their family, we’re so sorry.” Premier Scott Moe expressed those words one year ago in the rotunda of the Sask....
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2020
The CJHL trade deadline is fast approaching. Junior A teams across Canada will have until Jan. 10 to make moves and put the final touches on their rosters in preparation of the playoff push. “Sometimes you are looking to make a trade, but sometimes, the best one is...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2020
Prince Albert police are requesting public help to find a missing 16-year-old male. Kristopher Dominic Bird has brown eyes and brown hair. Police say that Bird has ties to Montreal Lake and Prince Albert. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2020
First Nations people living in urban municipalities are being asked how they envision self-government and self-determination. The Coalition of Aboriginal Peoples of Saskatchewan (CAPS) is conducting outreach and engagement sessions examining representation. “There is...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2020
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation will appeal a Court of Queen’s Bench ruling, striking down its claim that 600 acres of flooded land south of Reindeer Lake near Southend was never reserve land. In late December the court found the land surveyed in 1929 was flawed and...
