by MBC News | Dec 16, 2016
Waterhen Lake First Nation. Photo courtesy waterhenlakeschool.ca The longtime chief of Waterhen Lake First Nation has been ousted in what the band manager is calling a very close election. Carol Bernard was running for her fourth term as chief of the Meadow Lake-area...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2016
One of the buyers, out of Porcupine Plain, at the trappers table in 2015. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. It’s been a lackluster year for fur prices and trapping conditions, and that’s giving northern trappers low expectations heading into this weekend’s...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2016
Eric Ratt. Photo courtesy La Ronge RCMP More ground searches are being organized for a northern trapper who hasn’t been seen since mid-October. Eric Ratt of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band was last seen leaving a family member’s cabin on Zimmer Lake, and was...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2016
Photo courtesy @pathssask on Facebook. The federal government is earmarking nearly $600,000 over the next four years to help Indigenous women in Saskatchewan who want to escape family violence. The Public Health Agency says the funds will go towards a project called...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2016
The front page of SAYCW Youth Health Survey. New research is painting a picture of how young people in Saskatchewan are living, with some key findings made in the areas of mental health, sexual health, and nutrition. The Youth Health Survey includes feedback from more...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2016
Prince Albert Penitentiary tower. File photo by Chelsea Laskowski A Wednesday riot in Prince Albert Penitentiary has resulted in a fatality, according to Correctional Services Canada. Jason Leonard Bird, 43, was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead “as...
