by MBC News | Mar 1, 2016
At Saskatoon’s City Council meeting this week, the mayor gave a nod to the Whitecap Dakota First Nation for its role in erecting a monument that’s gotten some special recognition. Years ago, Whitecap Dakota initiated the process of building a monument to...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2016
Access Cable has blown the CRTC out of the water by offering a $19.95 package called AccessMicro in 14 Saskatchewan communities, including Regina and North Battleford. The regulatory board has made it a requirement that all licensed cable operators in Canada start...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2016
The Tuesday meetings between AFN National Chief Perrry Bellegarde and First Nations leadership. Photo courtesy Twitter The current situation in a northern Saskatchewan community is expected to be a topic of discussion at a national meeting in Vancouver this week. On...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2016
On Gold Eagle Casino’s 20th anniversary, its North Battleford workers are looking back at how far they’ve come. Gold Eagle has more than tripled its staff since its humble beginnings of 88 employees in 1996. General Manager Kelly Atchenum has been with the...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2016
An organization which offers services to homeless people in La Ronge is again looking for funding to keep it’s operations going. Since November the Scattered Sites Outreach Program has been opening at night, seven days a week, providing beds and meals. Funding...
by MBC News | Feb 29, 2016
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says it is absolutely vital to include indigenous people in any discussion on climate change. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet with the nation’s premiers later this week, but will first...
by MBC News | Feb 29, 2016
Tracy Nicole Bird. Photo courtesy Facebook A 36-year-old woman who faced countless struggles throughout her life was found dead in La Ronge on Saturday morning. The RCMP believe Tracy Nicole Bird’s death was not suspicious in nature. She was found in a wooded...
by MBC News | Feb 29, 2016
A man accused of trying to kill a Weyakwin woman was visibly limping in Prince Albert court on Monday morning. Matthew Warren Lavallee, 26, was in court for the first time on the charges of aggravated assault and attempted murder. The charges stem from an incident...
by MBC News | Feb 29, 2016
A Prince Albert teen boy accused of trying to kill one of his peers is out of jail for the first time in months. The 17-year-old boy accused of attempted murder in a late December shooting can’t be named because of his age. Police say he had a gun on him when...
by MBC News | Feb 29, 2016
Donny Parenteau is well-known for his way with the fiddle, but this year he’s trying his hand at another venture. The famous fiddler and country artist has announced his intentions to run for Prince Albert city council. Parenteau says he wants to help his home...
