by MBC News | Jun 25, 2013
A group of citizens in northern Saskatchewan have turned to the courts in an effort to stop a deal between the Village of Pinehouse and two uranium companies. The lawsuit was filed on Monday in a Prince Albert courthouse by Regina lawyer Larry Kowalchuk. It was...
by MBC News | Jun 24, 2013
Residents of the village of Cumberland House and the Cumberland House Cree nation are on the move as raging flood waters from Alberta make their way downstream and through Saskatchewan. It is not known when the Cumberland Lake will peak, but Saskatchewan Water...
by MBC News | Jun 24, 2013
The Bell of Batoche is coming home, but only for a visit. On Friday, a Metis group held a news conference in Winnipeg to announce the bell, which has been missing for 22 years, will be returned to Batoche for a special mass and celebration on July 20. After that, it...
by MBC News | Jun 24, 2013
A bill to amend the Indian Act has been delayed, at least for now. Bill C-428 is the brainchild of northern Saskatchewan MP Rob Clarke. Clarke maintains the act is archaic and badly in need of repair. For several months now, the bill has worked its way through the...
by MBC News | Jun 24, 2013
A man from the Pelican Lake First Nation has the next four years to reflect on a violent incident at a bar that sent him to jail for manslaughter. On Friday, 39-year-old Frederick Charles was given a four-year sentence for causing the death of his brother-in-law Jones...
by MBC News | Jun 24, 2013
Preparations are underway for the 16th Annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest. The festival takes place August 8th to 11th, just southwest of Saskatoon. Festival organizer Vicki Arcand says there will be a lot to take in at this year’s event, including a new cultural...
