by MBC News | Mar 27, 2012
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council has signed a five-year justice diversion agreement. The deal covers efforts to divert cases from the courts to alternative measures and other non-court solutions. The first agreement was signed 13 years ago, and was subsequently renewed...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2012
Three men accused of killing a man in Prince Albert last summer have been committed to stand trial. Cory Joseph Constant, Sonny James Fiddler and Lionel Sydney Sewap are facing a charge of second-degree murder. They were charged after the death of Anthony Martin...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2012
Officials with the First Nations University of Canada say no evidence of mold has been found at its 11th Street location in Prince Albert. Testing of the facility was ordered after an inspector found moisture and mold in the basement of the building where the FNUC...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2012
Metis residential school survivors are preparing to gather for a national conference next week in Saskatoon. Metis National Council president Clem Chartier says there will be panel discussions about why Metis survivors have been denied compensation to this point:...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2012
A 31-year-old woman is facing charges after an RCMP investigation in Yorkton. Police say a suspicious package was reported at the bus depot which contained methadone. Officers arrested the person who came to pick it up, and also searched a home. Police say they found...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2012
North Battleford’s Sakewew High School wants to take its students back to the land. Vice-principal Reid Stewart says students have lost connections to their culture and traditions. For that reason, Stewart says the school is working on a experiential-based...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2012
FSIN Interim Chief Morley Watson is disappointed with the provincial budget. Watson says it didn’t do anything to address First Nations issues. For example, he says there is nothing to address high rates of unemployment on reserves. And he didn’t see...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2012
A former member of the National Parole Board is concerned about a lack of of Aboriginal people on that panel. John Dorion says current board members have told him no Aboriginal people were included in the latest round of appointments announced this month. Dorion says...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2012
Spiritwood RCMP would like to hear from anyone with information on a missing 54-year-old man. Cyril Jules Fineday of the Witchekan Lake First Nation has not been seen since Sunday, March 12th. Police say he left the Salvation Army in Saskatoon after catching a ride to...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2012
The La Ronge Health Centre’s ER has admitted a lot of patients this week who were hurt after slipping on icy streets and walkways. Health officials confirm they have seen more than the usual number of broken bones, shoulder separations, sprains, concussions and...
