by MBC News | Apr 21, 2021
Two Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation communities are getting ready to head to the polls next week. In a media release posted on the band’s official Facebook election page, Head Electoral Officer Burke Ratte said polls will be open on April 26 and 27. Advance polls are set...
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2021
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band said it is opposed to the Lambert Peat Harvest Project within the First Nation’s traditional territory. The Band outlined many concerns following a project review by a traditional lands and resources advisory committee. “Lambert’s proposed...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2021
The new federal budget is getting top marks from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. In the budget which was released on Monday, the Liberals have pledged $18 billion over five years to improve the quality of life for people living in Indigenous...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2021
Two people are facing murder charges in relation to the death of a 20-year-old man in North Battleford last year. Police located the body of Damian Moosomin in the backyard of a property in the 1500 block of 105th Street on May 16, 2020. He had been reported missing...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2021
Legal representation for a Cree woman at the center of a nine-minute attempted arrest video in the parking lot of a Saskatoon FreshCo said the incident has left her traumatized with ongoing mental injuries. Annette Custer of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is seen...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2021
A northern Sask. First Nation was fined $10,000 for leaking sewage into Black Lake and ordered to write an article about what occurred for distribution to northern print media outlets. The ruling against Black Lake Denesuline First Nation was handed down April 16 in...
