by MBC News | Jan 5, 2018
A Saskatchewan appointee to an interim board for the National Council for Reconciliation says he is looking forward to the challenge. The National Council for Reconciliation comes from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, which called on...
by MBC News | Jan 5, 2018
The off-reserve First Nations unemployment rate in Saskatchewan has jumped to nearly 22 per cent, an increase of 3.6 per cent from a year ago. The December jobless numbers were released this morning by Statistics Canada. The overall Aboriginal unemployment rate in the...
by MBC News | Jan 5, 2018
White Butte RCMP are asking for your help in finding a missing 15-year-old Aboriginal girl. Manesha Wescoup normally lives in Saskatoon, but she was last seen at a home in Pilot Butte, just east of Regina on Wednesday. She was last seen wearing a Toronto Blue Jays...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2018
The RCMP is launching an internal review into its response to a missing person report near Prince Albert that became a sudden death. Prince Albert RCMP received a call on Boxing Day about a 59-year-old Indigenous male who had walked away, and was considered missing,...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2018
This could be the year for the Metis, according to the president of the Metis National Council. In an interview with MBC Radio, Clem Chartier says he expects federal budget funding, a resolution in the Ile-a-la-Crosse boarding school dispute and an inclusion of Metis...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2018
The Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race in northern Saskatchewan is just around the corner, with things slated to kick off February 20 in Prince Albert. It’s Stefaan De Marie’s first year serving as race president. He takes over for Gill Gracie, who announced...
