by MBC News | Sep 24, 2013
Saskatchewan RCMP believe a man wanted for a multi-million dollar theft from the Whitecap Dakota First Nation has managed to flee the country. Sgt. Matt Peggs is not saying what, if any, progress has been made in tracking down Hugo Gallegos other than the...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2013
On October 7th, 1763, King George of Britain signed a document that set out the principles of treaty rights for North America’s Indigenous people. To mark the 250th anniversary of that event, a delegation of Saskatchewan’s First Nations veterans, elders...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2013
Community leaders and youth from across northern Saskatchewan are meeting in Prince Albert for the Northern Symposium for Safer and Healthier Communities. In the past, the event was known as the Northern Justice Symposium — but this year, the focus has been...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2013
Officials with Saskatchewan Environment say it should be another good fall for moose hunters across the province. Moose numbers in the north have remained stable — and with the drier weather, more areas will be accessible by vehicles, which usually leads to more...
by MBC News | Sep 23, 2013
A Mosquito First Nation man has been found guilty of misusing Treaty Land Entitlement funds to fraudulently pay himself and others to the tune of more than half a million dollars. Gerald Bird, a former TLE trustee for the band, was convicted of criminal breach of...
by MBC News | Sep 23, 2013
An international environmental group has some serious concerns about the expansion of the province’s uranium industry. The Sierra Club of Canada claims it has “evidence . . . . of previously undisclosed large-scale contamination from northern Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Sep 23, 2013
A 30-year-old man will be in Melfort Provincial Court Tuesday following a stabbing death on the Kinistin Saulteaux First Nation. RCMP say they found a 34-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds Saturday evening. He died while being transported to hospital....
by MBC News | Sep 23, 2013
A new report by the Conference Board of Canada says getting more First Nations and Métis people into the workforce will be an important part of the province’s future success. The report was written by The Saskatchewan Institute and involves experts from the U of...
by MBC News | Sep 23, 2013
Thanks to a Saskatoon entrepreneur, Aboriginal artisans now have a new online site in which to sell their wares. Heather Abbey launched ShopIndigenous.ca earlier this month and the new site has 25 different categories for various Aboriginal items including jewelry,...
by MBC News | Sep 23, 2013
Interviews began Monday at the George Gordon First Nation Training and Employment Centre. The centre has been in the works for over a year and is a partnership involving the band, the provincial ministries of economy and labour and the federal government. Program...
