by MBC News | Feb 22, 2012
The federal government is pumping $1.85 million into victim services in Saskatchewan. Victim services in the province’s north will be receiving almost $923,000 of that money over four years. Police-based victim services will be provided in five northern areas....
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2012
One northern Saskatchewan school division could see a 10% increase in funding while another could experience a 15.4% decrease, if a new education funding model was implemented today. Creighton School Division director of education Bob Smith says there will be a drop...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2012
An autopsy is scheduled to be conducted this week after the weekend death of a woman at the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Investigators say it happened on Saturday night, and they are calling the death “suspicious”. The RCMP’s Major Crime Unit has...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2012
A 52-year-old man is facing numerous charges after a standoff in a rural area near Meadow Lake. RCMP were called out Saturday evening after a threatening 911 call was received. According to police, the male caller first stated there was someone dead in his home. He...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2012
A new report says innovation is helping level the playing field between northern students and their southern counterparts. The Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for the North recently surveyed northern educators to find out what is working and what is not. The...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012
A Stony Rapids man says his brother ended up in a mental hospital after being hit by a teacher at the Stony Rapids Day School. Gilbert Mercredi shared that history during today’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing in Stony Rapids. He said his brother,...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012
A southern Saskatchewan First Nations chief says he feels the federal government is “hiding” behind Saskatchewan when it comes to a fight over minerals in the province. Glen Pratt of the George Gordon First Nation recently announced that his band is suing...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations wants to see a review done of Indian and Child Family Services agencies in the province. Delegates at the federation’s winter assembly on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation this week were told that the FSIN believes a...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012
Highway 106 southeast of Deschambault Lake was closed for several hours last night after a collision involving two semis. RCMP say, at around 6:45 last evening, a tractor trailer unit parked at the side of the road was rear-ended by a westbound semi. One rig ended up...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is looking at depoliticizing its boards. During this week’s assembly, the FSIN agreed to review how its boards are made up and see if any changes could be made to strengthen the selection process. The motion was...
