by MBC News | Apr 14, 2015
Canada’s health minister has announced $13.5 million in funding to help combat prescription drug abuse in First Nations communities across the country. Rona Ambrose made the announcement this morning inside the Leading Thunderbird Lodge, a First Nations youth...
by MBC News | Apr 14, 2015
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is holding its first election today since passing a new election code last year. One of the biggest changes sees the terms of elected officials extended from two years to three. Incumbent chief Peter A. Beatty has been at the helm for...
by MBC News | Apr 14, 2015
Aboriginal youth interested in taking part in this year’s Bold Eagle Program have about two weeks to submit their applications. The program runs each summer at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alberta and is open to First Nations people between the ages of 16...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2015
An RCMP investigator says a 10-year-old boy who killed a younger child on a southern Saskatchewan reserve had a troubled childhood, including 28 interactions with police. Cpl. Donna Zawislak is testifying at an inquest into the death of six-year-old Lee Bonneau, who...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2015
** UPDATE – RCMP say they are still investigating this death. An autopsy is scheduled to take place in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. The RCMP Major Crime Unit is investigating a weekend death in Pelican Narrows. Saturday afternoon Mounties received a call about...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2015
For the next two months parents from the Clearwater River Dene Nation will have international language experts studying their teaching methods. The northern Saskatchewan community will be part of a worldwide study about how small children learn to speak their first...
