by MBC News | Aug 31, 2022
2 people from Cumberland House have died after a single vehicle rollover. RCMP say, at around 12:30 pm on Tuesday, a vehicle with six occupants rolled on Highway 123, about 24 kilometres north of the junction with Highway 55 near Carrot River. Mounties say there were...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2022
Six northern airports will be seeing significant upgrades. The airports in La Loche, Île-à-la-Crosse, Sandy Bay, Cumberland House, and Pinehouse Lake are getting combined federal and provincial funding to install All Weather Observation Systems. These observation...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2022
A total of $30 million will now be available to help close inactive oil and gas sites on reserve lands. The Government of Saskatchewan announced an additional $10 million for the First Nations Stewardship Fund adding to a previous investment of $20 million. The fund,...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2022
The First Nations University of Canada is getting $225,000 from the provincial government to administer the Dene Teacher Education program. Post secondary students who are enrolled this fall from La Loche and the Clearwater River Dene Nation will receive a four-year...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2022
Dawn Walker made a brief court appearance in Saskatoon Monday morning, her first in Canada since fleeing to the United States. The 48-year-old chief of staff of the FSIN was found in Oregon this past month and handed over to Canadian authorities last week. The...
by MBC News | Aug 26, 2022
A former Saskatchewan RCMP Officer accused of murdering a 26-year-old man will stand trial in December. Bernie Herman’s trial will commence on December 4, in Prince Albert at the Court of Queen’s Bench. The 32-year-old veteran of law enforcement was charged with...
by MBC News | Aug 25, 2022
The Sturgeon River Plains Bison Herd at Prince Albert National Park is not having the same issues as similar herds on Parks Canada lands. Recently it was announced there was an anthrax outbreak in Wood Buffalo National Park which has killed a number of bison in that...
by MBC News | Aug 24, 2022
Prince Albert is now home to another First Nation owned gas bar. Cree Land Mini Mart II held a grand opening Wednesday on the city’s west side. The gas bar is owned by the Piapot First Nation and operated in partnership with Penner Oil. Crystal Crowe a...
by MBC News | Aug 24, 2022
The Government of Saskatchewan has added the Dakota language to its list of Indigenous language curriculum in the province. The announcement was made Wednesday morning and the Dakota language will join Cree, Dene, Nakawe, Michif, and Nakoda as Indigenous languages...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2022
A U.S. Judge has ordered the return of Dawn Walker to Canada, where she is expected to face criminal charges in Saskatoon. The Canadian Press reports that Judge Stacie F. Beckerman of the U.S. District Court in Oregon ordered Walker to be returned to Canadian...
