by MBC News | Oct 28, 2014
A northern Saskatchewan chief says First Nations leaders need to be fully transparent and accountable to their own members. Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Chief Peter Beatty says he is not sure if the general public should be in that mix. The federal government...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2014
A scathing report, a high profile resignation and a promise to do better were all part of the latest developments Monday in SaskPower’s ongoing smart meter debacle. The government says it takes the findings of a review very seriously and will act on all...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2014
The federal government says it is going to get tough on bands that fail to comply with the First Nations Financial Transparency Act. The legislation, which requires First Nations to post their financial statements and band council salaries on the government website,...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2014
The Prince Albert Grand Council annual general assembly kicked off Monday. For most of the day the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre was standing room only with a number of elders, chiefs, delegates and members of the public in attendance. PAGC Vice-Chief Brian...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2014
Two men were killed in a single vehicle rollover on the Big River First Nation early Saturday morning. The driver of the 2004 GMC Envoy lost control while traveling west on the 793 grid road around 5 a.m., rolling several times into a ditch on the south side of the...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2014
It’s been almost half a century since a group of men jumped from planes to fight forest fires in northern Saskatchewan and one author wants to ensure their legacy is preserved. Hope Pederson has written a new book called The Saskatchewan Smoke Jumpers. Smoke jumpers...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2014
The Whitecap Dakota First Nation signed a four-year agreement with Saskatoon Public Schools this morning that will see its students receive a level of services and funding similar to students attending provincial schools. As part of the agreement, students and...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2014
Volunteers from Grandmother’s Bay and Stanley Mission continue their search of the North Saskatchewan River near Prince Albert for the body of Tim Charlette. Police believe Charlette may be near where the body of Beatrice Adam was found on Oct. 12. The volunteers are...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2014
A huge tract of forest in central Saskatchewan is now certified to standards set by an independent organization called the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. SFI works with forestry companies and First Nations to put standards and policies in place that protect the land...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2014
A record number of Aboriginal students are registered at the University of Saskatchewan this fall. Indigenous enrollment is up 10 per cent over last year with a total of 2,121 students self-declaring as Aboriginal. The university says one of the reasons for the...
