by MBC News | Sep 1, 2021
By: Jessica R. Durling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal Leaders of Métis Nation–Saskatchewan and Cumberland House Cree Nation gathered, formalizing a long-term nation-to-nation relationship, and placed signs recognizing the heartland of the...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2021
RCMP say two people died as the result of a murder-suicide in Meadow Lake Monday. Police say the deaths are firearms-related and domestic in nature. Mounties say they received a request for a wellness check on a 34-year-old female at 2:10 p.m. At 2:44 p.m., officers...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2021
Voters in La Ronge were able to meet and chat with federal Conservative Party candidate Gary Vidal on Monday. Vidal didn’t give a formal speech and instead talked with citizens as they arrived. He said this is part of his campaign strategy in the race for the...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2021
RCMP are saying little after two people were reported dead in Meadow Lake late yesterday afternoon. Mounties say a third person was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries in what they are calling a “serious incident.” The incident happened at the Lions Park...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2021
A young Prince Albert fiddler got a big boost to his musical aspirations recently thanks to a $500 donation. Eight-year-old Sebastian MacGregor is the recipient of the donation courtesy of the Robert Anderson Memorial Fund. Local musician Donny Parenteau has been...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2021
The Walk of Sorrow has finished up after 79 days. Patricia Ballantyne, who is originally from Deschambault Lake, set out on a walk from Prince Albert to Ottawa in June to raise awareness about Canada’s Residential School System. Ballantyne arrived in Ottawa on August...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2021
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix Big River First Nation is requiring its roughly 300 employees to be vaccinated. “The biggest reason we’re trying to do this is our school has hardly been open for the last two...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2021
A familiar face in Saskatchewan Métis politics is looking to win a seat in parliament. Robert Doucette a former president of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) is standing for election in the riding of Saskatoon West for the federal New Democratic Party (NDP)....
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2021
Four Saskatchewan Indigenous-owned businesses have been chosen as semi-finalists in an entrepreneurial competition. The annual Pow Wow Pitch competition looks to support Indigenous-owned businesses from Canada and the United States. The Local Adventure Company, a...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2021
Human remains found earlier this year in a wooded area northeast of Prince Albert have been confirmed to belong to 24-year-old Tristan Chaboyer. Chaboyer was reported missing Sept. 4, 2020. In June, his disappearance was determined to be a homicide. Members of the...
