by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018
A Treaty 6 medallion has taken a prominent spot inside a small Saskatoon school. Several dignitaries, First Nation leaders, educators, parents and students gathered at St. Paul School on Wednesday morning to celebrate the installation of the medal in the Catholic...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018
The Junior Winter Games, put on by the Northern Lights School Division, have come to a close in Cumberland House. Students from Grades 6 to 9 took part in the action. The northern students competed in various sports, as well as arts and cultural events. “The students...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018
A new poll by Insightrix indicates 70 per cent of social media users in Saskatchewan have witnessed racial bigotry on social media. The poll found that 55 per cent of Saskatchewan social media users indicate they have seen someone, other than themselves, harassed on...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018
A general election was held yesterday for members of the Cumberland House Cree Nation and the incumbent chief is returning to office. Unofficial results indicate Rene Chaboyer received 326 votes. His closest competitor, James E. Carriere, received 217 votes. William...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018
The 2018 National Aboriginal Curling Championships kick off on Friday in Saskatoon. Officials are expecting around 40 teams to take part in the action at the Granite Curling Club. There’s a men’s and a women’s division, with over $20,000 in total...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2018
According to Canadian Catholic Church officials, Pope Francis will not come to Canada to personally apologize for the church’s involvement in residential schools. Many of the country’s residential schools were run by churches, joining the federal...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2018
The NDP Opposition is pushing against the Saskatchewan Party government over SaskPower rates in northern Saskatchewan. Over the years, many northerners have spoken on the high SaskPower rates they experience in their communities. Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger told...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2018
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research announced this morning that effective immediately, the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health will be known as the Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health. The CIHR notes that the name change is in line with the...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2018
The federal government says they it will begin direct dialogue with Metis leaders on the over-representation of Metis children in child welfare systems. The announcement came today in Winnipeg at a summit on child and family services hosted by the Metis National...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2018
Punnichy RCMP are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a Kawacatoose First Nation man who is wanted for sexual assault. Mounties say the alleged offence happened on November 18 and a warrant has been issued for 23-year-old Delbert Asapace, Jr.’s...
