by MBC News | Mar 19, 2019
The Trudeau government has pledged about $4.7 billion over the next five years to meet Indigenous priorities. This includes $1.4 billion to improve services for Indigenous children and another $1.4 billion to help advance specific claims negotiations. The budget also...
by MBC News | Mar 19, 2019
The provincial government is viewing new child welfare agreements with the Saskatoon Tribal Council as a new day in putting the focus back on children and their families. “We enter this new agreement with the spirit of reconciliation and moving beyond past...
by MBC News | Mar 19, 2019
Treaty 6 Nations including the Onion Lake Cree say they have reviewed Bill C-92 or Indigenous child welfare legislation and have serious concerns with it. The Chiefs say the legislation was drafted behind closed doors and does not give free, prior, and informed...
by MBC News | Mar 19, 2019
Some residents of La Loche and Ile-a-la-Crosse are petitioning the government to provide funding for a satellite office in northwestern Saskatchewan to provide hemodialysis treatment. This is the second petition presented by the NDP as the first in December called for...
by MBC News | Mar 18, 2019
The University of Saskatchewan has launched a new program aimed at getting more Indigenous students to successfully complete engineering degrees. The engineering access program includes a number of components to help Indigenous students in their studies. This includes...
by MBC News | Mar 18, 2019
La Ronge was the site of the 19th annual Aboriginal Provincial Broomball Championships this past weekend at the JRMCC. When all of the dust settled, the La Ronge Snipers took home the gold medal following a 4-1 win over the Hall Lake Hitmen. “It was a great event, it...
by MBC News | Mar 18, 2019
RCMP say two people have been charged after a drug bust in Green Lake on Thursday morning. After a search warrant was executed at a local residence, police uncovered 30 grams of suspected cocaine, about $3,900 in Canadian currency, two cell phones and a digital scale....
by MBC News | Mar 18, 2019
A 29-year-old Black Lake woman is charged with second-degree murder following a stabbing incident at a home in that community early Saturday morning. RCMP say they responded to the home, where medical staff from the local clinic located deceased 30-year-old Curtis...
by MBC News | Mar 18, 2019
The season just ended a few weeks ago for the La Ronge Ice Wolves of the SJHL, but preparations for next season are already underway. The Ice Wolves will host a spring camp in Saskatoon Apr. 26-28. The action will be taking place at the Harold Latrace Arena in the...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2019
A new team has been launched in Prince Albert to offer support to those dealing with mental health challenges. The new community recovery team includes a social worker, addiction counsellor and three mental health nurses. An occupational therapist is also expected to...
