by MBC News | Jun 17, 2022
A Cree bilingual school in Saskatoon, set for construction later this year, has received a funding boost. While the province of Saskatchewan provided funding to construct the St. Frances Cree Bilingual school, the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School division says many...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2022
Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com After facing push back on a number of fronts for proceeding with legal action, 17 plaintiffs from northern Alberta have decided to withdraw from the litigation known as the Durocher land claim. The...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2022
The woman accused of arson, which destroyed the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre in Prince Albert has asked a provincial court judge to allow her to attend a drug rehabilitation program in Manitoba. Gina Beatty was in court Wednesday, where her defense attorney...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2022
At an event in Fort Qu’Appelle on Wednesday Canada Post unveiled its commemorative stamp recognizing the 39-year leadership of Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier. Day Walker-Pelletier served the most consecutive terms ever by an elected First Nations chief in...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2022
RCMP are now considering a recent suspicious death on Montreal Lake Cree Nation a homicide. The deceased has been identified as Chad Duncan Bird. Bird was found dead outside a home in the community last Tuesday. As the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit investigates...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2022
By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix The next elections in Saskatchewan may be a long ways away — but Elections Saskatchewan is busy preparing now, so all eligible voters will have the chance to cast their ballot when the time...
by MBC News | Jun 10, 2022
(Photo of the Stanley Mission wildfire. Courtesy of Megan Cook, Facebook.) Residents of Stanley Mission are on their way to Saskatoon for the foreseeable future as a wildfire southwest of that northern community has forced the evacuation. The MCCAFE fire which is...
by MBC News | Jun 10, 2022
A northern mayor is recommending the federal government establish regional emergency management organizations to help assist communities address unexpected events. Beauval Mayor Nick Daigneault said situations like the 2015 wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic put...
by MBC News | Jun 9, 2022
The Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Emergency Wellness Centre will stay open for at least another year. City Council unanimously extended the centre’s lease for another 12 months at a council meeting on Wednesday. The Wellness Centre originally opened in...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2022
RCMP say they are investigating the suspicious death of a 33-year-old man from Montreal Lake Cree Nation. On Tuesday afternoon, RCMP put out a public notice about an increased police presence in the community providing few details on the situation. Mounties now say...
