by MBC News | Feb 22, 2012
One northern Saskatchewan school division could see a 10% increase in funding while another could experience a 15.4% decrease, if a new education funding model was implemented today. Creighton School Division director of education Bob Smith says there will be a drop...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2012
An autopsy is scheduled to be conducted this week after the weekend death of a woman at the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Investigators say it happened on Saturday night, and they are calling the death “suspicious”. The RCMP’s Major Crime Unit has...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2012
A 52-year-old man is facing numerous charges after a standoff in a rural area near Meadow Lake. RCMP were called out Saturday evening after a threatening 911 call was received. According to police, the male caller first stated there was someone dead in his home. He...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2012
A new report says innovation is helping level the playing field between northern students and their southern counterparts. The Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for the North recently surveyed northern educators to find out what is working and what is not. The...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012
A Stony Rapids man says his brother ended up in a mental hospital after being hit by a teacher at the Stony Rapids Day School. Gilbert Mercredi shared that history during today’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing in Stony Rapids. He said his brother,...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2012
A southern Saskatchewan First Nations chief says he feels the federal government is “hiding” behind Saskatchewan when it comes to a fight over minerals in the province. Glen Pratt of the George Gordon First Nation recently announced that his band is suing...
