by MBC News | Apr 26, 2018
New North is looking for families who use the rental income supplement program to share their stories on how the subsidy is helping lower their housing costs. The program will no longer be accepting new clients on June 30, as the provincial government is doing away...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2018
Two new programs for Metis students have been announced by the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan. The initiatives involve the Gabriel Dumont Research Chair in Metis Studies and Gabriel Dumont graduate scholarships for Metis students. Both...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2018
The Key First Nation is going to the polls to elect a new chief and council. The election comes just over a month after a federal judge nullified the 2016 election results. “There is clear evidence of widespread and openly conducted vote buying activity,” said Federal...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2018
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation says the number of wild rice harvesters purchasing insurance this year has remained steady. Colleen Rooney, a research analyst with the SCIC, says interest in the program across the north has been fairly consistent over the...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2018
Sage Roberts of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band will hit the ice this weekend at the FSIN Youth Hockey Championships in Saskatoon. Roberts is no stranger to this particular tournament. Just like last year, the 12-year-old will play for the La Ronge 89ers in the peewee...
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2018
Education Minister Gordon Wyant says while First Nations and Métis graduation rates have risen in the past decade, he admits more work is needed. Wyant is responding to the Advocate for Children and Youth Annual Report, suggesting increased funding for on-reserve...
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2018
The community of La Loche is reeling after a fire burned through the community’s Northern Store. According to the local fire department, the blaze broke out sometime after the store closed last night. The La Loche fire chief says the fire started from the inside...
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2018
The Opposition New Democrats say the Advocate for Children and Youth Annual Report tabled Tuesday underscores the unacceptable gap in graduation rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Corey O’Soup says graduation rates for Indigenous children last year...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2018
Both the government and the opposition are admitting that more needs to be done to address mental health issues and high Indigenous suicide rates in northern Saskatchewan. The Advocate for Children and Youth, Corey O’Soup, tabled his annual report Tuesday, saying...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2018
Saskatchewan’s advocate for children and youth is sharply criticizing the provincial government, saying it needs to prioritize First Nations and Métis education outcomes and better mental health services in the north. In his annual report, Corey O’Soup says graduation...
