by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
The province is putting its weight behind a project focused on First Nations and Metis students. Last year six schools piloted a program called “Following Their Voices” that follows recommendations made by FSIN through the Joint Task Force on Improving...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
Conservation officers in La Ronge have finally captured and relocated a nuisance bear that has been seen in the community’s downtown area in recent weeks. The two-year-old female was tranquilized Tuesday night after being spotted up a tree near a trap that had...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
The Water Security Agency says no decision has been made on a water diversion project near Quill Lake, and there has been plenty of consultation with First Nations. Patrick Boyle, spokesman for the Water Security Agency (WSA), was responding to a news release issued...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
The University of Saskatchewan is reaching out to remote northern Saskatchewan communities. The objective of the aboriginal entrepreneurship project is to engage high schoolers about job opportunities they can create where they live. It has actually been around since...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
Don Burnstick. Photo courtesy Facebook. The threat of this summer’s wildfires may be gone but they’re not forgotten. Groups like Prince Albert Grand Council are still recovering from the extra costs of helping evacuees. This week Saskatoon Tribal Council...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
The FSIN is calling on the province for an immediate stop to the proposed Kutwawagan Creek Water Diversion project for fear of environmental damage. The project would divert water from entering Big Quill Lake by isolating the Kutawagan Creek region providing an outlet...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
RCMP investigating the abduction of a two-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in southwestern Alberta have found human remains. Victims services officials made the announcement Tuesday night to a horrified crowd that had gathered in Blairmore, Alta.,...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2015
The man accused of the attempted murder of Marlene Bird wants to rescind his guilty plea. In late April, Leslie Black entered the plea related to the Prince Albert attack that left Bird wheelchair-bound. The Timber Bay woman was cut and burned in July of 2014 in...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2015
Wild rice producers in northern Saskatchewan are currently harvesting what could possibly be the largest crop in the province’s history. The harvest is well underway in Saskatchewan, both on farms in the south and in lakes in the north. Long-time wild rice farmer Lynn...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2015
Coming home will now be easier for Fond du Lac students who seek higher education. Transwest Air says it will fund the cost of 53 plane tickets for 26 students – and their dependents – to make trips home while they’re in school. Fond Du Lac’s...
