by MBC News | Jun 7, 2013
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations spring legislative assembly wrapped up on Thursday afternoon. The topic of education dominated much of the afternoon discussion as a number of First Nations leaders voiced their displeasure over the federal government’s...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
A young Metis student has received the University of Regina’s President’s Medal. It is the highest honour awarded to a graduating student receiving a first degree. Jenel Markwart is graduating with great distinction from the Saskatchewan Urban Native...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
The unsettled weather today brought an unexpected sight at the Sturgeon Lake First Nation this morning. Band councilor Wesley Ballantyne says he and his sister spotted a funnel cloud on the south side of the lake: “There was kind of a strange cloud in the...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
The chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says the sheer number of documents they still need to receive from the federal government may make it very difficult for the commission to complete its work within the required mandate. Justice Murray Sinclair was...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
The families of two men killed in a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan two years ago are suing the airline for damages. Wade Cooper, 44, and Daniel Mantyka, 21, were passengers on a Lawrence Bay Airways float plane when it crashed into Buss Lake on June 30, 2011....
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
A house fire claimed a home at Potato Lake, south of La Ronge, yesterday. Flames broke out in the morning and engulfed the structure. Owner Tim Trottier says the house is completely gone. Fortunately, no one was hurt. At this point, Trottier says it’s not clear...
