by Joel Willick | Apr 11, 2022
The Saskatoon Tribal Council says they have identified a building as a possible location for a permanent homeless shelter in the city. The STC has been running a temporary wellness centre in the city’s downtown core since December. According to the organization,...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2022
A northern Chief is taking issue with comments made by a Prince Albert City Councilor when trying to address crime in the city. Councilor Blake Edwards suggested that it is not okay for surrounding communities to ban their members, only to see them in Prince Albert...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2022
A fourth person has now been charged in relation to the death of Cody Tait. Tait, who is from Saskatoon, was found dead on Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation this past March. In the weeks following his death the RCMP handed out second-degree murder charges to...
by Joel Willick | Apr 8, 2022
Krista’s Kilometres, a cross-Canada walk raising awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited individuals made its way through Saskatoon on Friday. The trek is organized by Indigenous grandmother Krista Fox whose grandson was...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2022
A man from Big River First Nation is facing a total of 14 charges after an investigation by police which started after a pair of armed robberies early last month. Big River RCMP said on March 5 and 17 they were made aware of two vehicles being stolen at gun point. No...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2022
A shortage of RCMP officers in the Town of La Ronge is frustrating municipal leaders who feel the community is not getting the level of service it is paying for. Mayor Colin Ratushniak said the Mounties are 12 staff short in that northern community to accommodate the...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2022
Earlier this week, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations called on the federal government to invest in First Nations housing during this year’s federal budget. The Liberal government announced their proposed budget on Thursday and among the proposed...
by MBC News | Apr 7, 2022
Elders could soon serve a pivotal role on municipal councils. Delegates at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association Convention this week, unanimously passed a resolution to advocate the provincial government to change needed legislation to allow for Elders to...
by MBC News | Apr 6, 2022
A new environmental stewardship company is being created by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council. Airea, which is majority Indigenous owned will focus on environmental protection, engineering and consulting. “We are protectors of the land so it just seems fit to partner...
by MBC News | Apr 6, 2022
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation has received a $43.3 million dollar settlement for their Treaty Land Entitlement Claim. The settlement agreement comes from a deal made between Ahtahkakoop and both the federal and provincial governments. Ottawa will pay $30.7 million of the...
