by MBC News | Nov 9, 2017
McArthur River uranium mine. Image courtesy of Cameco. Thursday’s Question Period saw government and Opposition MLAs debating the impending Cameco layoffs and how the provincial government could lighten the blow for residents of the province’s north....
by MBC News | Nov 9, 2017
Former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in a conversation with former Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow. Photo courtesy U of S. A former Prime Minister says Indigenous education is the single most important issue currently facing Canadians. Paul Martin was in...
by MBC News | Nov 9, 2017
Russell Mirasty, with Lt. Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield, receiving a Meritorious Service Medal. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Outstanding Saskatchewan residents were recognized for their service to the community during a ceremony at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina on...
by MBC News | Nov 9, 2017
Photo courtesy filehillspolice.ca According to one expert, First Nation-run police forces across the province are not far off. Dan Bellegarde is the board chairperson of the File Hills First Nation Police Service, which is Saskatchewan’s only First Nation...
by MBC News | Nov 9, 2017
Education Minister, Bronwyn Eyre. Photo courtesy Manfred Joehnck. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is emphasizing the importance of treaty education after Saskatchewan Education Minister Bronwyn Eyre criticized material studied by the province’s...
by MBC News | Nov 9, 2017
Dr. Raven Sinclair. Photo courtesy uregina.ca An expert in Indigenous child welfare continues to push against inequities in funding for Indigenous child welfare agencies. Dr. Raven Sinclair is a professor of social work at the University of Regina and has been a...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2017
Cameco has announced production at northern Saskatchewan’s McArthur River and Key Lake operations will be temporarily suspended by the end of January. The suspension and temporary layoff are expected to last 10 months. The company says the workforce at the...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2017
Dr. Raven Sinclair (right) speaks with someone at a conference at the Saskatoon Indian and Metis Friendship Centre. Photo by Joel Willick. A survivor and expert on the Sixties Scoop say it was a “terrible” decision to exclude Metis people from the Sixties...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2017
Dominic and Belinda Morin. Photo by Belinda Morin. A Reindeer Lake woman is pleading for any information surrounding the recent death of her husband. Dominic Morin’s body was found in the northern community in early September. RCMP quickly ruled his death a...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2017
Michael Linklater speaking in Saskatoon. File photo. Michael Linklater of Thunderchild First Nation will receive an Indspire Award in 2018. Linklater will be honoured in the sports category. He has played university basketball and is known for his work with the Boys...
