by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
The chief of the Buffalo River Dene Nation will not have a criminal record after appearing in court last week. Lance Byhette was facing one count of assault and another count of being intoxicated on the reserve. The charges were laid after a disturbance at a home on...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
The Assembly of First Nations embarked on a major education program earlier this year, in an attempt to explain the program and encourage people to apply. AFN personal credit liaison officer Shannon Payne says it has been an uphill battle trying to explain the...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
Another call is being made for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women. The latest call is coming from the Fourth Annual National Aboriginal Women’s Summit in Nova Scotia. In addition to violence against Aboriginal women and girls, the conference...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
Waste Reduction Week is reminding everyone to reduce, reuse and recycle. The event is organized by the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council. Council spokesperson Joanne Fedyk says “reduce” may be the most important part of recycling. “The more you can reduce the...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2014
Prince Albert police are putting additional resources into the ongoing search for a man who went missing the same day as Beatrice Adam. Adam’s body was found in the North Saskatchewan River on Oct. 12. Police say Timothy Charlette is believed to have been with Adam at...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2014
A First Nations energy company is part of a new project that will bring solar energy to southwestern Saskatchewan. The First Nations Power Authority has teamed up with Lockheed Martin in a demonstration project that will provide solar energy to Home Inn & Suites...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2014
Trying to get through on the helpline for residential school survivor education credits is proving to be quite a challenge. The credits are part of the Indian residential schools settlement agreement. The phone lines are jammed as people scramble to beat the Oct. 31...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2014
A man charged in the killing of a Sucker River woman last fall is going to trial. The decision was made by a La Ronge judge this past Friday after a three-day preliminary hearing. Twenty-eight-year-old Ricky Ross faces charges of first-degree murder and committing an...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2014
A weekend vehicle rollover near Jans Bay has claimed the life of one man. The incident, which happened about one kilometre outside the community, was reported around 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Canoe Lake RCMP say there were several people in the vehicle and the man was...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2014
The George Gordon First Nation is working hard to get its membership to participate in the next federal election. Band member Marcel Isnana was selected as the Liberal candidate in the Regina-Qu’Appelle constituency last week with a significant number of George Gordon...
