by MBC News | Aug 31, 2022
WARNING: Disturbing content A frustrated former student of the Timber Bay residential school is organizing an awareness walk in hopes of sustained pressure on the federal government to formally recognize the institution. First Nations leaders and others have been...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2022
2 people from Cumberland House have died after a single vehicle rollover. RCMP say, at around 12:30 pm on Tuesday, a vehicle with six occupants rolled on Highway 123, about 24 kilometres north of the junction with Highway 55 near Carrot River. Mounties say there were...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2022
Six northern airports will be seeing significant upgrades. The airports in La Loche, Île-à-la-Crosse, Sandy Bay, Cumberland House, and Pinehouse Lake are getting combined federal and provincial funding to install All Weather Observation Systems. These observation...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2022
A total of $30 million will now be available to help close inactive oil and gas sites on reserve lands. The Government of Saskatchewan announced an additional $10 million for the First Nations Stewardship Fund adding to a previous investment of $20 million. The fund,...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2022
The First Nations University of Canada is getting $225,000 from the provincial government to administer the Dene Teacher Education program. Post secondary students who are enrolled this fall from La Loche and the Clearwater River Dene Nation will receive a four-year...
by Joel Willick | Aug 30, 2022
Dawn Walker was handed over to Canadian authorities last week officially coming into custody of the Saskatoon police on Friday. She would have her first court appearance in Saskatoon on Monday morning. Walker is facing several charges both in Canada and the US after...