by mbcnews | Mar 22, 2019 | Current News
The coroner’s inquest into the death of 22-year-old Austin Eaglechief has been delayed. The inquest had been scheduled to start Monday in Saskatoon. Eaglechief was killed in August 2017 as the result of injuries sustained after the vehicle he was driving crashed...
by mbcnews | Mar 22, 2019 | Current News
The Muskoday First Nation has a new chief for the first time in decades. Newly elected chief Herman Crain replaces long-serving chief Austin Bear who chose not to run in the election. Crain beat out challengers Sandra Burns and Sandi LeBoeuf in yesterday’s election....
by mbcnews | Mar 22, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
La Ronge’s Cobe Delaney will be suiting up for Team Saskatchewan at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Whitehorse, YT in May. Delaney played for the Beardy’s Blackhawks of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA League this past season. The 15-year-old...
by mbcnews | Mar 21, 2019 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s northern MP says there is both good and bad in the 2019 federal Liberal budget in terms of Indigenous spending. NDP MP Georgina Jolibois says the fact the Trudeau government has targeted $334 million over five years for the preservation and...
by mbcnews | Mar 21, 2019 | Current News
Melfort RCMP are investigating two suspicious deaths on the James Smith Cree Nation which occurred early Thursday morning. Police say they responded to call around 2:20 a.m. where they discovered a male and female, both 19, who were deceased outside a residence....
by mbcnews | Mar 21, 2019 | Current News
The Minister responsible for SaskPower says he will meet with the Chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in the coming weeks to discuss high electricity consumption in Southend. Dustin Duncan says he talked with Chief Peter Beatty this week, following a recent...
by mbcnews | Mar 21, 2019 | Current News
Nominations are now open for the SaskTel Indigenous Youth Awards of Excellence. The awards recognize the accomplishments of students of First Nations, Metis, or Inuit descent between the ages of 14-18. There are 10 award categories which include leadership, education,...
by mbcnews | Mar 21, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
Pinehouse Saskatchewan’s Clarence Iron has been given a unique opportunity. Iron has been tasked with doing play-by-play for an NHL game Sunday in Cree between the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes on APTN. Iron says he heard about the gig through social...
by mbcnews | Mar 20, 2019 | Current News
A two-day trial of a sister and brother accused of illegally occupying a Saskatchewan recreational site began in Prince Albert Wednesday morning. Sylvia and Kurtis McAdam were served with non-compliance orders by Saskatchewan Environment in early 2017 for violating...
by mbcnews | Mar 20, 2019 | Current News
First Nations, Métis people and communities are expected to see slight increases in the 2019-20 budget, which was presented today by Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. Health Care $300,000 in new funding will help provide 24/7 nursing supports at the La Ronge Detox...
