by MBC News | Oct 6, 2017
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says a Supreme Court decision ensures the rights of former residential school students are respected. On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal by the...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2017
The Ile-a-la-Crosse boarding school. Photo courtesy Facebook. A survivor of the Ile-a-la-Crosse boarding school says the ’60s Scoop settlement gives him hope that a settlement will be reached in their case. The northern boarding school was not included in the...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2017
Tina Beaudry-Mellor. Photo courtesy of saskparty.com A leadership candidate for the SaskParty says she has a plan to increase employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in northern Saskatchewan. Tina Beaudry-Mellor announced her intention to work directly with...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2017
RCMP have released video of a theft of computers from the Waterhen Lake First Nation School. The video can be found at this link. The incident happened on August 19th and over $50,000 worth of equipment is believed to have been stolen. Police say the significant loss...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2017
Photo courtesy of johncochrane.ca Doctors in the Kelsey Trail Health Region are cautioning people after an increase in the number of Cumberland House residents contracting the ailment formally known as pertussis. Early symptoms of pertussis or whooping cough include...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2017
La Ronge. Photo courtesy of tourismsaskatchewan.com Police are looking for two suspects in connection with an attempted abduction in La Ronge. RCMP say on September 26, two individuals grabbed a 29-year-old woman and attempted to drag her into their truck. A witness...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2017
Vanessa Linklater and her husband Calvin McCallum in Saskatoon. Photo by Joel Willick. Health professionals and patients from northern Saskatchewan are urging decision makers to embrace further advancements in technology. A one-day conference in Saskatoon on Thursday...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2017
Photo courtesy of pamodelforest.sk.ca There will be a hotly contested by-election for the position of chief of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation next month. An elders council has stepped in to review the suspension and exclusion of several candidates from the election...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2017
Thomas Benjoe. Photo courtesy of University of Regina. The President and CEO of File Hills Developments, Thomas Benjoe, is among five recipients to be presented with an Alumni Crowning Achievement Award at the University of Regina. Benjoe will receive the Outstanding...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2017
Members of the PAGC, RCMP and Prince Albert City Police gather in a circle to pay respects to missing and murdered Indigenous women. Photo by Travis Radke. Communities across Canada — including several in Saskatchewan — gathered today for Sisters in Spirit...
