by MBC News | Mar 28, 2022
The Metis National Council met with Pope Francis today. The delegation of eight shared the stories of Metis experiences attending residential school. “It was a powerful moment for our survivors to be able to share those truths with Pope Francis,” said President...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2022
Two new studies to be undertaken in Saskatchewan over the next year will examine Indigenous participation in the resource sector. On Monday morning, the provincial government announced $300,000 in funding for the Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2022
Two people have now been charged after a reported machete attack in Prince Albert earlier this week. Police say a 53-year-old man was attacked with a machete at an apartment building in the 100 Block of 11th Street West just after midnight on Monday morning. The man...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2022
A coroners inquest into the death of a Red Pheasant First Nation man at a Saskatchewan correctional centre will be taking place next month. Randal Nicotine died while at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre in May of 2019. The 33-year-old was found...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2022
Former Okanese First Nation Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier is part of the Assembly of First Nations delegation to the Vatican for an audience with Pope Francis next week. The AFN released its representatives Thursday, which also includes former National Chief...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2022
A major hockey tournament is back after a two year absence. The Senators Cup, which is organized by the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), has been cancelled the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Geoff Despins, director of urban services for the PAGC said...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2022
Saskatchewan’s first post-pandemic budget is designed to reduce surgical wait-times, pay down the deficit and continue getting people back to work. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer is investing $6.8 billion dollars into health, which includes funding to address the...
by Joel Willick | Mar 23, 2022
CONTENT WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Day one updates Day two updates Inquest closes; 15 recommendations given by the jury The inquest into the death of Benjamin Toutsaint has officially closed with a jury offering 15 recommendations to prevent...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2022
An experienced Métis fiddle player has been teaching the next generation. Tristen Durocher, from Buffalo Narrows, has been travelling between Sucker River and Hall Lake after he was hired by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band to teach children how to play the fiddle in the...
by Joel Willick | Mar 22, 2022
CONTENT WARNING: Details in this story may be distressing Day one updates can be found here. UPDATE 2:00 The final witness of the inquest was Dr. Mansfield Mela a forensic psychiatrist who has worked at RPC for over twenty years. Dr. Mela says he had met with...
