by MBC News | Mar 12, 2015
The Cumberland House Cree Nation will be served by the same chief for another three years. Lorne Stewart was acclaimed to the position at yesterday’s nomination meeting. This is his third term as leader of the First Nation. There are four positions on council...
by MBC News | Mar 12, 2015
Members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be in northern Saskatchewan today talking to local students about anti-bullying. Fullback Neal Hughes and offensive lineman Dan Clark began their journey through the north on Wednesday with stops in Southend and Pelican...
by MBC News | Mar 11, 2015
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the historic Metis community of Ile a la Crosse and the Fort McKay Metis in northern Alberta. Brennan Merasty, president of A la Baie Metis Local 21, says the MOU will be used to share economic and cultural ideas...
by MBC News | Mar 11, 2015
“Change only comes from awareness.” That was the phrase spoken to several people gathered at an Amnesty International event in Saskatoon on Tuesday night. The theme of the event was “Protecting Indigenous Rights”, and it was put on in...
by MBC News | Mar 11, 2015
The accounting firm MNP is issuing a challenge to innovators in Canada to develop new ideas for Aboriginal health initiatives. Operation Blue Sky is an MNP-funded competition that will be awarding $35,000 in prize money for proposals for attainable healthcare ideas...
by MBC News | Mar 10, 2015
The general manager of Prince Albert’s Gateway Mall says an incident that saw security guards pin a woman to the ground yesterday is under review. Video of the encounter is on Facebook and YouTube and shows two male security guards holding a distraught woman on...
by MBC News | Mar 10, 2015
Three Onion Lake men are facing drug-related charges after an RCMP traffic stop on the reserve on Sunday. A search of a vehicle resulted in the seizure of ammunition, brass knuckles, drug paraphernalia, cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine. Thirty-two-year-old...
by MBC News | Mar 10, 2015
A travelling exhibit on the War of 1812 will be at the University of Saskatchewan over the next few months. The exhibit on loan from the Canadian War Museum will look at four different perspectives of the war, including the Americans, Canadians, British and First...
by MBC News | Mar 10, 2015
Pharmacists in the province are playing a larger role in health care, particularly in the north. They have recently been given more authority to prescribe drugs and treat minor ailments, taking the load off doctors — particularly in remote areas where health...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2015
Four people were hospitalized following a single vehicle rollover north of Meadow Lake yesterday. RCMP say it happened late in the afternoon on Highway 4, about 20 kilometres north of Meadow Lake. A truck was on its side when emergency personnel arrived on the scene....
