Compromise Agreement Reached In Standing Buffalo Power Struggle

There will be an early election on the Standing Buffalo First Nation — and it is expected to be a hotly-contested race. It is not clear if Chief Roger Redman is seeking re-election, but he did win a bit of a court victory today. A compromise deal was worked out...

Counsellors Brought In After La Ronge School Gun Scare

Counsellors have been made available to students of a La Ronge area school where a shooting incident happened on Monday. The incident at Senator Myles Venne School took place after two youth were involved in an fight. Around noon one of them returned to the school...

Starblanket Cree Nation Secures Stake In Drilling Rig

The Starblanket Cree Nation is joining forces with a drilling company. The band has secured a 50% stake in a drilling rig owned by CanElson drilling. The rig is set to explore oil fields on the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border. Lynda Bigknife works for Starblanket’s...

CNSC Grants New License To Cameco For Beaverlodge

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has granted Cameco a new ten-year license for the Beaverlodge mine site. The site was decommissioned in the 1980’s but still needs to be managed. Cameco spokeswoman Carey Hyndman says they are hoping to turn the site over to the...

Saskatoon Police Turn To Public For Help In Finding Missing Man

Saskatoon Police would like to hear from anyone with information on a missing 24-year-old man. Police say Joseph Pelletier was last seen several days ago and has not turned up for work at the Royal University Hospital. Police spokesperson Kelsey Fraser says that has...

Noted Aboriginal Author Receives Prestigious Award

A familiar voice to MBC listeners is one of this year’s winners of the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes. Richard Wagamese is an Ojibway author and journalist. He also does the “One Native Life” series which airs weekly on MBC. Canada Council Director and CEO...

PAGC Official Awarded Sask Protective Services Medal

An official with the Prince Albert Grand Council is being singled out for some high praise. Richard Kent, the emergency services commissioner for the PAGC, is being awarded the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal. The honour is given to individuals with a long...

Protesters March Against GMOs in PA

A handful of protesters, many of who were First Nations, marched through the streets of Prince Albert on Saturday. They carried signs objecting to the use of genetically modified foods. Tammy St. Denis of the Muskoday First Nation is one of the people who marched in...

Muskoday Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter

A man from the Muskoday First Nation has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter death of another man on the reserve. Cody Walker was one of two men charged with the killing of 36 year-old Ricky Bear. Bear was fatally assaulted in a remote area near Prince Albert back in...