by MBC News | Oct 4, 2018
Saskatchewan’s minister in the federal Liberal government says things are likely to change in the future regarding the process of how prisoners are transferred to Indigenous healing lodges. Controversy erupted recently after it was learned convicted child killer...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2018
The La Ronge Ice Wolves are getting set for a home-and-home series this weekend with the Melfort Mustangs. The set begins on Friday night in Melfort at Northern Lights Palace. The Ice Wolves will have some momentum following a 3-1 victory on Sunday at home against the...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2018
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan has announced a new initiative to monitor the effects of climate change in the province. The first phase of the organization’s community-based climate monitoring program is being conducted with assistance from the provincial and federal...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2018
As the province and Ottawa sign a $900 million infrastructure deal, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the federal government should be investing more into Indigenous infrastructure. “Our families and communities continue to struggle with poverty,...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2018
West Wind Aviation has a new CEO. The northern Saskatchewan airline has appointed Michael Rodyniuk as its head of operations. Rodyniuk comes with extensive experience in the northern Canadian airline industry. He most recently served as the chief executive and...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2018
The Sask. Party government remains non-committal on whether or not National Indigenous Day will become a provincially recognized holiday. It looks like the day will now become a federal statutory holiday by next summer, after Northern Saskatchewan NDP MP Georgina...
by MBC News | Oct 2, 2018
It was a celebration of bridges Tuesday in Saskatoon. The city was honouring the official openings of the Chief Mistawasis and Traffic bridges. Hundreds of people braved the cold in the morning, in the northeast part of the city, for the opening of the Chief...
by MBC News | Oct 2, 2018
A new open educational resource tool is being offered to professionals on northern and Indigenous health and healthcare. The resource offers 38 chapters from authors in the circumpolar regions covering aspects such as; community health in northern and Indigenous...
by MBC News | Oct 2, 2018
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have shipped 1999-born forward James Maxwell to the Waywayseecappo Wolverines in the MJHL in exchange for 2000-born forward Peyton Malcolm. Malcolm spent last season with Neepawa and Waywayseecappo and tallied nine points in 40 games. The...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2018
Six communities in Saskatchewan will be hosting sharing circles between Sixties Scoop survivors and the provincial government in October and November. The government says in a news release that the sharing circles will help “inform a meaningful apology from the...