by MBC News | Feb 14, 2023
The lawyer for one of nine people charged in the death of a 30-year-old Saskatoon woman says she will formally plead guilty next month to committing an indignity to human remains. The lawyer told Saskatoon provincial court on Tuesday that Jessica Badger will make the...
by MBC News | Feb 14, 2023
Editors Note: This story was amended on Feb. 15 to include a response from Indigenous Services Canada. Drinking water quality is currently a cause of concern for members of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) living on Little Red River Reserve. People living in the...
by MBC News | Feb 14, 2023
The last of three men charged with illegally harvesting a woodland caribou in Northern Saskatchewan has been fined and banned from hunting. Zane Layman recently pleaded guilty in La Ronge provincial court to unlawful hunting and using a vehicle to chase wildlife. He...
by MBC News | Feb 14, 2023
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Patrick Mitsuing, a member of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in Saskatchewan, played a key role at yesterday’s Super Bowl, the National Football League’s championship final. No, Mitsuing did not...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2023
Treaty Day celebrations are now wrapped up at Montreal Lake Cree Nation. The festivities started Thursday with opening ceremonies and wrapped up on Sunday. Part of the celebrations saw the chiefs of the Woodland Cree nations, Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), Montreal...
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...
