by MBC News | Jan 2, 2024
Saskatchewan Polytechnic, the Prince Albert Model Forest and Filipino non-profit organization Daluhay, Daloy ng Buhay (flow of life), are embarking on a new applied research project aimed at helping Indigenous communities contribute to environmental policy and...
by bryanorthner | Dec 29, 2023
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is looking back on 2023. In an exclusive year end interview with MBC Radio News, SIGA President and CEO Zane Hansen said the past year was one which saw the First Nations owned gaming authority continue to recover from...
by Jenna Smith | Dec 28, 2023
2023 was a year full of determination and community involvement for the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan. Metis self-governance has been talked about for almost a century now and MN-S pushed hard in trying to speed up the passing of Bill C-53 this year. In February MN-S took...
by Jenna Smith | Dec 27, 2023
I asked Chief Tammy Cook-Searson to describe how 2023 was for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in one word and she responded with “sasepethetamowin” which is Cree for perseverance. It was a busy year for LLRIB, and members continued to work collaboratively to strengthen...
by MBC News | Dec 27, 2023
This year in the northwest can be described as resilient. Early in the year, hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate south to seek refuge in Regina, Saskatoon and other communities as wildfires and poor air quality from local smoke threatened people’s health. A...
by MBC News | Dec 22, 2023
A man from Prince Albert is celebrating a big scratch off ticket win. Emilie Tessier has won $500,000 off of a Countdown to Christmas scratch off ticket. The P.A. man bought the winning ticket at the Shell station in Hague, a community north of Saskatoon. The big win...