by MBC News | Apr 5, 2019
It was not the start to the season goaltender Merek Pipes was hoping for, but persistence has paid off, as the 20-year-old goalie will play for an MJHL championship with the Swan Valley Stampeders. After missing the first nine games of the season due to an injury with...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2019
Regina mother Jeanelle Mandes is calling on the provincial education system to offer more support for children with special needs. Mandes’ 10-year-old daughter Sharlize suffers from autism spectrum disorder. She is also a member of the Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2019
An accusation for a forced or coerced sterilization of an Indigenous woman at the Moose Jaw hospital is drawing sharp condemnation, but also a commitment to seriously investigate the matter. On Wednesday lawyer Alisa Lombard told a Senate Committee that her client...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2019
A Saskatchewan media organization is reporting an interim report into the northern municipality of Pinehouse says the government should consider removing both the mayor and one of its councillors. An article published in Wednesday’s Saskatoon StarPhoenix quotes the...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2019
Saskatoon is the site of the 11th annual Aboriginal Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend. Officials are expecting over 550 athletes to take part in the action. “That’s quite a bit more than we have had in any previous years, so that’s pretty exciting,”...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2019
About 50 friends, family and community members attended a walk for Happy Charles and missing and murdered Indigenous women in La Ronge Wednesday. Happy Charles went missing on April 3, 2017 when she left her La Ronge home and headed to Prince Albert. The group met at...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2019
Indigenous young people from across Canada will soon have a chance to have their voice heard on Parliament Hill. Youth Indigenize the Senate gives Indigenous young people the opportunity to testify before the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Rae-Anne Harper is...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2019
Northern residents are petitioning the provincial government to make immediate repairs to Highway 102 north of La Ronge. The petition presented Tuesday by Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette seeks to repave from La Ronge to Sucker River. “Highway 102 north of La Ronge is...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2019
A law firm says not only do Regina police have a lot to answer for in the events surrounding the death of Nadine Machiskinic, so does the local hotel where her body was found. The 29-year-old Indigenous woman was found at the bottom of a laundry chute in the Delta...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2019
The 19th installment of the Lawrence Weenie Cup Tomahockey tournament gets underway this weekend in North Battleford. Officials are expecting around 24 teams to take part in the action. “We have the senior rez rec. division – 12-team format, we have a masters division...
