by MBC News | Jan 3, 2017
File photo. Murder charges have now been laid in connection with the death of a 44-year-old woman from Southend, which is located in northern Saskatchewan. The woman was rushed to the local health clinic around 2:00 am on New Year’s Day, but she died several hours...
by MBC News | Jan 3, 2017
File photo. One person was arrested after shots were fired Monday on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. RCMP received a call early in the morning about a man with a firearm. Police say two people were assaulted at one home in the community. A shot was also fired outside...
by MBC News | Dec 28, 2016
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Executive is congratulating the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation. In a release, the FSIN says the Specific Claims Tribunal has ordered the federal government to pay $4.5 million for breaching...
by MBC News | Dec 23, 2016
Jessie Fox. Photo courtesy Dignity Memorial. Next fall, a North Battleford court is set to host a trial for an alleged fatal hit and run that occurred on Sweetgrass First Nation on Nov. 26, 2015. Terrance Watson, 36, is charged with impaired driving causing the death...
by MBC News | Dec 23, 2016
Premier Brad Wall. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall wants to do more to engage Aboriginal participation in the work place, but he is not prepared to offer revenue-sharing deals with First Nations nor does he feel an obligation to negotiate...
by MBC News | Dec 22, 2016
The key presentation on Nekaneet First Nation. Photo courtesy File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council. The band staff holiday party for a southwest Saskatchewan First Nation took an emotional turn this week when leadership chose to use the occasion to hand over...
