by MBC News | Oct 18, 2022 | Current News
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When Nancy Lafleur was a little girl, she and her grandmother would drive out to a lake in northern Saskatchewan to watch the sun come up. “As we’d sit there waiting for the sun, I’d skip stones into the lake,”...
by Joel Willick | Oct 18, 2022 | Current News
A member of Fond du Lac First Nation says he is honoured his company was the recipient of a business award in Saskatoon. Every year, the Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce gives out the SABEX awards to recognize businesses in the region for their accomplishments. While...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2022 | Current News
The Prince Albert Grand Council’s (PAGC) annual assembly got going Monday morning in Prince Albert. The assembly which is running at the Prince Albert Exhibition will be going until Tuesday. The assembly is set to deal with a range of business including the...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2022 | Current News
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) has signed an agreement with the federal and provincial governments to work at improving safety in their communities. The memorandum of understanding (MOU), which was signed Monday at the PAGC’s General Assembly at the...
by Joel Willick | Oct 17, 2022 | Current News
The Government of Saskatchewan and Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation have announced a partnership to help alleviate wait times at Saskatoon emergency rooms. The two organizations have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of a new urgent care centre...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2022 | Current News
Authorities are investigating whether a suspected arson in Denare Beach Friday evening, which left one person dead, is connected to a string of other crimes. RCMP responded to a second fire, this time at a home on Spruce Street at approximately 8 PM, where fire crews...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2022 | Current News
A man shot by RCMP on the Little Pine First Nation early Saturday morning has been released from custody. Mounties said at approximately 1:30 AM, it received three separate reports for assault, pointing a firearm at a member of the Little Pine Security Team and an...
by MBC News | Oct 14, 2022 | Current News
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Poundmaker Cree Nation is pulling out of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, and also intends to leave the national Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Leaders say the band will preserve and protect...
by MBC News | Oct 14, 2022 | Current News
Financial incentives are being offered to attract health professionals to fill hundreds of open positions in the province. Up to $50,000 is offered, depending on the position and the location. At minimum $30,000 is offered. Of the hundred’s of positions advertised on...
by MBC News | Oct 14, 2022 | Current News
The member of parliament for northern Saskatchewan is going to have some different duties in future parliaments. Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Vidal will now be serving as the Conservative Party’s shadow minister of Indigenous Services, previously...
