by MBC News | Sep 14, 2015
Saskatchewan is extending its reach when it comes to getting help to fight forest fires. It already has reciprocal wildfire agreements with all of the provinces, the Northwest Territories, as well as a number of states in the U.S.A. This month’s new resource sharing...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2015
A trapper’s table in Prince Albert in Dec. 2015. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Events happening a half a world away are hurting Saskatchewan’s wild fur trade. One of the biggest customers is Russia, says the Saskatchewan Trappers Association. With Russia facing...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2015
RCMP investigation into a hit and run on Sturgeon Lake First Nation has revealed the three victims were camping in the vicinity of a gravel road when a vehicle struck them. At around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, paramedics and police were called to the accident scene, which...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2015
The Liberal Aboriginal Affairs critic says a federal committee’s near-unanimous call for an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women was absent in the final report on violence against women in Canada. Referring to on the parliamentary committee looking into...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015
The man who was at the center of an Amber Alert in February made a quick court appearance in La Ronge via video link on Friday. The man is charged with murder, kidnapping, among other serious charges after his then-girlfriend’s daughter was taken from a La...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015
It was scary morning for early starters at a high school in North Battleford. Just after 8:30 a.m. on Friday the Battlefords RCMP received a report of a suspicious person in an area near Carlton Comprehensive High School. Shortly after, shots were fired. Luckily, no...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015
A Saskatoon Metis woman has had enough of the political scrapping taking place within the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan. There isn’t a mediator alive who could resolve the situation, said Shirley Isbister, who spoke as a Metis citizen, but also happens to be the...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015
The First Nations University of Canada is making a full effort to fill its half-empty Regina campus. Total enrolment at all FNUniv’s campuses is about 850 registered students, a 20 per cent jump from last year. Despite the increase, the university is still struggling...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015
It was a very beautiful and humbling evening for First Nation women from across Saskatchewan. On Thursday night in Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan First Nations Women’s Commission held the inaugural Strength of our Women awards. More than 50 women were nominated in 12...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015
The University of Saskatchewan is launching a first-of-its-kind in North America master’s degree program focusing on water security issues. The course will help students develop the expertise to tackle complex issues about water availability and quality. Assistant...
