by MBC News | Sep 26, 2017
Logos of Prince Albert Grand Council member First Nations. The candidates have been announced for the upcoming Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations election. The vote for the positions of second and fourth vice-chiefs will be held next month. For the position of...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2017
The Tazi Twe hydroelectric project planned for the Black Lake area has been temporarily scrapped. SaskPower President Mike Marsh told MBC that the $630 million project in northern Saskatchewan has been deferred because of a recent downturn in the uranium industry. He...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2017
Two people are dead following a two-vehicle collision last night north of Prince Albert. The crash on Highway 2, five kilometers north of the city, was reported around 8 pm. Police say a southbound pick-up driven by a 30-year-old man from the Little Red River reserve...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2017
An executive member of the recently-elected Metis Nation – Saskatchewan executive has resigned. A media release from the MN-S says they voted to accept the resignation of treasurer Mary Ann Morin at a meeting this past weekend. Morin’s exit comes only 5...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2017
Photo courtesy Cameco.ca. Mining companies in the province are looking to add more Indigenous women to the workforce. The International Minerals Innovation Institute is an organization that represents some of the biggest mining companies in the province. In January...
by MBC News | Sep 22, 2017
Several people have been arrested and could be facing charges after a stand-off on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation late Thursday night. Police say they went to a home on the reserve at around 3:30 in the afternoon where they found a stolen vehicle. Three men were...
by MBC News | Sep 22, 2017
La Loche is celebrating new upgrades to its health facilities. Ribbons were cut this morning to recognize the installation of a new x-ray suite at the La Loche Community Health Centre. The new facility will bring advanced healthcare to patients of the region. “I am...
by MBC News | Sep 22, 2017
A woman from Whitecap Dakota First Nation is facing several charges after an incident in the community earlier this week. The RCMP says a 52 year-old woman entered Great Plains Community College on Wednesday afternoon carrying a hammer. She proceeding to get into a...
by MBC News | Sep 22, 2017
Marlene Bird leaves court after Leslie Black was sentenced on Sept. 22, 2017. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. A sentence has been handed down in Prince Albert for Leslie Black in the attempted murder of Marlene Bird, who Black beat, set on fire, and left for dead in the...
by MBC News | Sep 22, 2017
Young students watching the grand entry at the official opening for Chief Whitecap School. Photo by Joel Willick Students from Saskatoon’s Stonebridge neighbourhood and Whitecap Dakota First Nation came together Friday morning to celebrate the grand opening of...
