by MBC News | Feb 26, 2018
The 26th annual Voices of the North show took place at the Prince Albert Winter Festival from Thursday to Saturday. Sheryl Kimbley, the organizer for the show, talked about what’s involved in putting something like this together. “You need a really dedicated group of...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2018
The La Loche shooter will be sentenced as an adult. That news coming down in La Loche court just before noon hour on Friday. The final decisions for sentencing will be made separately at a later court date that has not yet been decided and a publication ban will...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2018
The Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the time is now to change inequalities for First Nation people in Canada. Over the past few weeks two jury decisions have lead several First Nation leaders to call for transformation in the...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2018
A gold mine in northern Saskatchewan had a record year in 2017. SSR Mining recently posted their fourth quarter financial report from last year and according to the company the Seabee Gold Mine achieved record production. The mining company says the northern...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2018
A meeting on the Deschenaux Decision will be taking place in Prince Albert on Saturday at the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre starting at 10 a.m. The decision was made by the Quebec Superior Court that some Indigenous people, who were not covered under the Indian...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2018
Late Thursday afternoon, a jury found Raymond Cormier not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. Fontaine’s body was pulled from the Red River in Winnipeg in August 2014. Over the past two weeks, Cormier has been on trial for...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2018
A decision on whether the La Loche mass shooter will be sentenced as an adult or a youth is expected to be rendered this morning. Judge Janet McIvor is set to deliver her ruling in a La Loche courtroom, with the offender present. McIvor took four months to consider...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2018
On a somber day in La Loche one resident may be smiling after picking up over $130,000 dollars in cash. Earlier this week Markus Janvier hit the Enchanted Unicorn Jackpot at the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford. The jackpot was sitting at $131,240 when Janvier...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2018
Pierceland’s Gerry Walker is the winner of this year’s Canadian Challenge 12-dog race. Walker crossed the line shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday in downtown La Ronge. He says being laid-back was a key to his success. “Wasn’t really gonna try to compete,” said Walker....
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2018
A historic agreement signed in Ottawa Thursday afternoon is aiming to bring Metis people in Saskatchewan one step closer to reconciliation. Metis Nation-Saskatchewan President Glen McCallum signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn...
