by MBC News | Feb 6, 2023
Construction workers have broken ground on a new elementary school in La Loche, Sask. The school, which will replace the nearly 50-year-old Ducharme Elementary School, is expected to serve approximately 475 students from pre-kindergarten through Grade 6. The building...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2023
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) Women’s Commission is talking about their work. The commission was established last year and advises PAPS Police Chief Jonathan Bergen on a range of issues. PAPS Chaplain Nora Vedress is the commission’s co-chair...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2023
A 31-year-old woman from La Loche has died after two trucks collided on Highway 955 earlier this week. RCMP say the collision happened on Wednesday afternoon at around 1:40pm, north of La Loche. The 31-year-old woman was the driver of one of the trucks and was...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2023
By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald This is the 20th Anniversary of the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month and events in Prince Albert kicked off with artist and writer Leah Dorion and Elder Curtis Breaton...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2023
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is banning two men for life from their events. In a media release FSIN said Cecil Wolf and Nathan Lee Chasing Horse are not welcome at FSIN pow wows, spiritual practices or any other events. Wolf is facing a number...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2023
Cadmus Delorme is not seeking re-election as Chief of the Cowessess First Nation. In a Facebook post, Delorme said this decision was not easy, but that First Nation has progressed. “The past 7 years we progressed forward creating Cowessess Ventures, a business...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2023
The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is marking Indigenous Storytelling Month. To celebrate the museum has teamed up with the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) to produce a video series featuring elder Hazel Dixon. Sarah Schafer, visitor experience supervisor with the...
by Joel Willick | Feb 2, 2023
Wanuskewin Heritage Park has received another financial boost for their UNESCO Ready Campaign. The fundraising campaign was announced this past fall with the intent to provide the heritage park with several upgrades to help them become Saskatchewan’s first...
by MBC News | Feb 2, 2023
The Bernice Sayese Centre in Prince Albert is now home to a book vending machine which distributes books by Indigenous authors and illustrators. The machine was officially unveiled Wednesday morning at the Bernie Sayese Centre. Anna Stene, the program director for the...
by MBC News | Feb 1, 2023
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is speaking out about the issue of police brutality. In a media release sent out Tuesday, CAP spoke about a number of Indigenous people, including William Favel of Saskatoon, who have been victims of police brutality in Canada....
