by MBC News | Mar 27, 2014
A 21-year-old man has been released from custody after pleading guilty to criminal negligence causing death. Dannie Justin Knife was charged following the death of Christian Bird from the Ahtahkakoop First Nation. The 25-year-old was found clinging to a piece of ice...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2014
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations has voted to reallocate some of its funding in order to continue operating for another year. FSIN member chiefs were in Prince Albert yesterday for a special legislative assembly to discuss recent budget cuts by the...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2014
The new chief and council at Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation have given themselves substantial pay cuts. Each member of council will see salary reductions from an average of $51,000 to $44,000 Chief Rick Gamble took the biggest pay cut at 50 per cent, which leaves...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2014
RCMP have confirmed they will not be pressing criminal charges in the deaths of two seven-month-old twin boys at Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation last year. On Dec. 9, 2013, police were called to a home on the reserve around 10:30 a.m. after reports that the boys were...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2014
The new chief and council of the Shoal Lake Cree Nation have officially taken office. The swearing in ceremony was held Tuesday after a band election last week. Former councillor Carlton Bear is the new chief, replacing Marcel Head who held the position for a number...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2014
Officials with the Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region are working to fix a problem with test results. Between March 2012 and this January, 102 pathology exam results from Prince Albert were not entered into the electronic medical records. The health region’s...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2014
People living with HIV shared their stories Tuesday as part of a provincial conference looking at ways to deal with high rates of the disease among Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan. Several speakers from around the province described their struggles at the 2014...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2014
Incorporating Indigenous culture into education is the focus of a two-day national youth conference at a Saskatoon high school this week. The Building Bridges youth conference kicked off Wednesday morning at Oskayak High School. The conference features a number of...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2014
With warmer weather on the way, Saskatchewan Environment is reminding anglers to remove their ice fishing shacks from lakes. The deadline for getting the shelters off of lakes north of Hwy 16 is Mar. 31. Conservation Officer Gary Provencher says it is a good idea to...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2014
There were no injuries Tuesday morning at the La Ronge Airport after a twin engine turboprop aircraft owned by Transwest Air experienced problems with its landing gear. The incident was reported around 11 a.m. when a Beech King Air had taken off for Flin Flon and the...
