First Nations policing forum winds up in Saskatoon

First Nations policing forum winds up in Saskatoon

The First Nations Policing and Justice Symposium wound up in Saskatoon on Thursday. The three-day forum was hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council. Saskatchewan RCMP Sgt. Karen Pelletier and Cst. Wanda McKenzie spoke earlier in the forum about women in policing...
First Nations veterans remembered

First Nations veterans remembered

First Nations military veterans were remembered Thursday as part of a ceremony. Its estimated between 7000 and 12,000 First Nations members served in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War, and an unknown number of Inuit, Métis and other Indigenous people...
Hockey company helping Indigenous players

Hockey company helping Indigenous players

A hockey company in Saskatchewan is assisting Indigenous hockey players. Om Hockey Systems has been working closely with Indigenous hockey players around the province for the last few seasons. “First Nations (players) are the most untapped resource in hockey,” said Ty...
Ice Wolves to host former NHLers

Ice Wolves to host former NHLers

The La Ronge Ice Wolves are getting set for their annual sportsman’s dinner next weekend. The event will feature former NHLers Jeff Odgers and Curtis Leschyshyn. Leschyshyn won a Stanley Cup with the Avalanche and played over 1,000 games in the NHL with Quebec,...
MBC takes part in Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon

MBC takes part in Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon

MBC Radio is taking part in this year’s Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon. Our evening announcer Ken Landers is joined by our Cree broadcaster Abel Charles and Dene broadcaster Terrie Bekattla on-site at the new children’s hospital in Saskatoon. The two-day...
Northern families call for suicide prevention strategy

Northern families call for suicide prevention strategy

Northern families who have lost loved ones to suicide were in Regina Tuesday as the NDP re-introduced a bill calling on the government to create a suicide prevention strategy. Sally Ratt, lost her 12-year-old daughter Ariana to suicide, and Linda Roberts, 14-year-old...