by MBC News | May 23, 2014
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations spring legislative assembly wrapped up Thursday in Swift Current. On Wednesday, Brad Wall was the first premier to both address the assembly and answer questions from the floor. During his address, Wall talked about the...
by MBC News | May 22, 2014
Forest fires are threatening two northern communities. On Wednesday afternoon, Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson declared a state of emergency in Stanley Mission. She says fires are currently burning very close to the community and students at the...
by MBC News | May 22, 2014
The Saskatchewan numbers on missing and murdered Aboriginal women are even more disturbing than the national picture but police forces say a concerted effort is underway to reduce the numbers and more than 90 per cent of the cases have already been solved. An informal...
by MBC News | May 22, 2014
Defence lawyer Bob Hrycan continued to try and poke holes in police investigation techniques that eventually netted an alleged murder confession out of Douglas Hales at a Saskatoon trial Wednesday. Hales is on trial for first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old...
by MBC News | May 22, 2014
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has announced it is adding another 250 slot machines to its casinos. The slot machines are set to be installed in SIGA’s six casinos in 2015 bringing the total number to 2,120. The last time slot machines were added to SIGA...
by MBC News | May 22, 2014
Saskatchewan-born fiddle legend John Arcand has been honoured with the 2014 Canada Council Molson Prize for his contributions to the arts. Arcand has performed, taught and preserved the tradition of Métis fiddling for decades. His career spans more than 60 years. He...
by MBC News | May 22, 2014
Métis author Shelly Ann Wieringa’s life reads like a book and that’s because she’s put her life story in a book. Her first book, I Never Lied: A True Story About Survival, is the recipient of the 2014 Esquao Award for Arts and Literature. The award recognizes the...
by MBC News | May 20, 2014
The chief of the English River First Nation in Northern Saskatchewan will be meeting with Cameco officials this week, but she is not overly concerned about the company s decision to put a major project on hold. Citing world market conditions, Cameco has withdrawn its...
by MBC News | May 20, 2014
A Saskatoon courtroom heard yet another alleged murder confession by Douglas Hales on Tuesday. Hales is on trial for first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Daleen Bosse of Onion Lake Cree Nation who was last seen in May 2004. Over the course of the trial,...
by MBC News | May 20, 2014
A man from northwestern Saskatchewan man has been fined $19,360 for the illegal sale of fish. Leon Morin pleaded guilty in Buffalo Narrows Provincial Court last week to four charges under the Saskatchewan Fisheries Act and Regulations. Environment Ministry...
