by MBC News | Feb 10, 2023
The Federal Appeals Court is upholding a lower court decision to annul the election results of the Chief and a Councillor of the Red Pheasant First Nation. Chief Clinton Wuttunee and Councillor Gary Nicotine were found to have engaged in serious electoral fraud under...
by MBC News | Feb 10, 2023
Photo of Colten Boushie On the five-year anniversary of a trial verdict that sparked an uproar across the nation, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says they are standing in solidarity with the family of Colten Boushie. On Feb. 9, 2018,...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2023
By Roman Hayter “Women of the Swift Flowing River,” is a provincial volunteer organization of First Nations, non-status members, Metis, Inuit, women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ women from across Saskatchewan. The group’s vision is to improve the lives of...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2023
Treaty Celebrations are getting underway at Montreal Lake Cree Nation. The Woodland Treaty Day Celebrations are set to officially kick off Thursday with opening ceremonies and a meal in the early evening. Events Coordinator Roger Bird told MBC Radio News the...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2023
It’s being described as a crisis situation in northern schools. The Northern Lights School Division is short 15 teachers, forcing education officials there to seek alternative measures in how it delivers education to students. The School Division has hired...
by MBC News | Feb 6, 2023
Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Association board members (L-R) Sheryl Kimbley, Donny Parenteau, Paul Lomheim and Roland Corrigal stand for a photo in Prince Albert, Sask. in January 2023. Submitted by Donny Parenteau When Donny Parenteau was starting his music...
by MBC News | Feb 6, 2023
Construction workers have broken ground on a new elementary school in La Loche, Sask. The school, which will replace the nearly 50-year-old Ducharme Elementary School, is expected to serve approximately 475 students from pre-kindergarten through Grade 6. The building...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2023
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) Women’s Commission is talking about their work. The commission was established last year and advises PAPS Police Chief Jonathan Bergen on a range of issues. PAPS Chaplain Nora Vedress is the commission’s co-chair...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2023
A 31-year-old woman from La Loche has died after two trucks collided on Highway 955 earlier this week. RCMP say the collision happened on Wednesday afternoon at around 1:40pm, north of La Loche. The 31-year-old woman was the driver of one of the trucks and was...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2023
By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald This is the 20th Anniversary of the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month and events in Prince Albert kicked off with artist and writer Leah Dorion and Elder Curtis Breaton...
