by MBC News | Aug 17, 2023
SASKATOON, SASK. – August 16, 2023 – Blayne Arthur, Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, speaks during a trilateral Agriculture conference at the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenix By: Kimiya...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2023
The City of Regina is cutting down the oldest tree in Victoria Park. The estimated 123-year-old tree, located along the north side of the park, has been declining in health over the past several years and will be removed before it becomes a hazard to other trees and...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023
A man wanted after a shooting earlier this month on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation is now in custody. RCMP said they arrested 31-year-old Dominic Ahenakew this past weekend at a home on the First Nation after they served a search warrant. Ahenakew is charged with...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023
Saskatchewan RCMP are asking residents in 10 northern communities to head to their local detachments if they need assistance. The announcement comes on the heels of a Sasktel outage which RCMP said is effecting a range of communities in the north including Green Lake,...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023
(Photo of the Brandon Residential School. Courtesy of the Manitoba Historical Society.) By: Miranda Leybourne, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brandon Sun WARNING: Disturbing content Sioux Valley Dakota Nation is asking the public to come forward with any...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023
Dr. Alexandra King (MD), a citizen of Nipissing First Nation and the Cameco Chair in Indigenous Health and Wellness, leads research into inclusive health practices at the University of Saskatchewan. PHOTO BY UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN By: Kimiya Shokoohi, Local...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2023
The province’s revised Consultation Policy Framework is receiving wide criticism, suggesting it doesn’t go far enough. The policy released Friday increases consultation timelines for Indigenous communities, suspends Crown land lease and sales auctions for two years,...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2023
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The federal government is inviting the Indigenous nations that have land along the Trans Mountain pipeline to a meeting to discuss a special-purpose vehicle that will allow them to have an...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2023
Construction is underway for the Bekevar Wind Energy project which will generate 200 megawatts of clean, renewable Energy in southeast Saskatchewan. Workers have began removing dirt in order to pour concrete for the windmill bases. Photos by: Clarence Cummins. By:...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2023
The Saskatchewan government is suspending auctions for sales and leases of Crown lands as it works to implement a revised Consultation Policy Framework with Indigenous groups. “Effective immediately, Ministry of Agriculture Crown land auction sales and lease auctions...
