by MBC News | Feb 17, 2015
RCMP are looking for a fuel thief on the Clearwater River Dene First Nation. Sometime between Dec. 19 and Jan. 8, an unidentified man entered a property belonging to the treatment centre on the First nation and stole fuel from vans. It is believed the same person...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2015
Twenty people are taking part in the Aboriginal Youth Leadership Symposium this week. The symposium is open to Aboriginal youth between the ages of 19 and 29. As part of the event, participants take part in workshops on finance, traditional knowledge and governance....
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2015
The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan’s Saskatoon office is down to two staff members due to financial difficulties and closure of the organization’s doors may not be far behind. At one time, the organization employed as many as 30 people. Recent staff layoffs...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2015
The federal government and the Gabriel Dumont Institute are partnering together to bring more skilled Aboriginal employees to the workforce. Western Economic Diversification Canada is providing GDI with a $3.1 million investment to help train 150 new Aboriginal...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2015
The RCMP is providing a timeline of the historical sexual assault charge laid against the chief of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Spokesperson Mandy Maier says the reserve detachment first received the complaint on March 11th of last year. The alleged incident took...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2015
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is hopeful the organization can restart what has been a stalled relationship with the Harper government over the past couple of years. Since the end of 2012, the AFN has battled with the federal government in...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2015
A group of Metis fishermen from northern Saskatchewan ran afoul of Alberta authorities this past weekend for alleged illegal fishing activities. The four fishermen have been charged with using a net without a licence to catch fish on Gregoire Lake and then illegally...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2015
Red cardboard silhouettes of men and women have been placed around Regina symbolizing missing and murdered Aboriginal women. The cut-outs are aimed at publicizing a vigil that will be held in a west-central Regina park beginning at noon tomorrow. Event organizer...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2015
People in La Ronge are doing an overnight “sleep out” this weekend to raise money for the development of a local homeless shelter. The 18-hour “Share the Love Sleep Out” begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday in front of the Scattered Site Outreach...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2015
The province is offering its first-ever free ice fishing weekend starting tomorrow. Saturday through Monday, people of all ages are invited to head out onto the lakes, and they can fish without buying a license. Environment Ministry Fish and Wildlife spokesperson...
