by MBC News | Jan 19, 2018
The FSIN is calling for a new way for First Nations to acquire funds from the federal government after Ottawa rejected a request from the chief of the Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation. Louie Mecredi had traveled to Ottawa to request funding for improvements to...
by MBC News | Jan 19, 2018
The Prince Albert Grand Council has put together a new task force to look into how wildfires are managed in northern Saskatchewan. Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte says a resolution was passed at the PAGC Fall Assembly to have a more meaningful and active dialogue with the...
by MBC News | Jan 19, 2018
Cut Knife RCMP are looking to the public for information on a missing man. Police say 54-year-old Dennis Lee Bluehorn was last seen on the Little Pine First Nation Monday morning around 5:30. He left driving a red 2004 Chevrolet Malibu and may have been travelling to...
by MBC News | Jan 18, 2018
The Silent No More walk, happening on Saturday in Prince Albert, will look to encourage women of all creeds to stand up and speak out. Organizers of the walk were inspired by Metis artist and songwriter Andrea Menard to reclaim women’s sacredness by launching a...
by MBC News | Jan 18, 2018
Vouchers for taxi companies will be provided to patrons of Winter Festival events over the next two months by the Community Alcohol Strategy Steering Committee. The 200 vouchers will be distributed by Winter Festival organizers and will be worth $10 each. The coupons...
by MBC News | Jan 18, 2018
After 30 years of service in Prince Albert, Chief Troy Cooper, will leave the city to lead the police in Saskatoon. Cooper will start working in Saskatoon sometime this fall and will remain in Prince Albert until February 16. “It is not only a proud day for...
by MBC News | Jan 17, 2018
Celebrations were held at the grand opening of the new Northlands College campus in La Ronge today. The Rock Campus is located on La Ronge Avenue in Mistasinihk Place. The college says it will serve to further reach the school’s mandate of advancing social,...
by MBC News | Jan 17, 2018
The trial of three men accused of first-degree murder and dismembering the body of the victim hit a snag even before it began in Regina’s Court of Queen’s Bench. Two of the jurors asked to be dismissed because of personal reasons. Justice Catherine Dawson excused...
by MBC News | Jan 17, 2018
A shot from Humboldt photographer, Melanie Gray, has taken home the Canadian Museum for Human Rights People’s Choice Award. The photo depicts a powwow dance at an Ontario First Nation that Gray is originally from. “I just wanted to capture that moment,”...
by MBC News | Jan 17, 2018
Over 160 First Nations, Metis and Inuit students from across the province were welcomed to the University of Saskatchewan for the third annual “Indigenous Spend-a-Day” last Friday. The numbers have increased since the previous year, but it was noted that a...
