by MBC News | Aug 4, 2017
Social Services Minister Tina Beaudry-Mellor. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Some changes are coming to the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) supports that will affect seniors. Beginning September 1, seniors who turn 65 will no longer be eligible for the...
by MBC News | Aug 4, 2017
file photo. Last year, 195,695 Canadians identified Indigenous languages as their mother tongue. That’s a drop of more than 8.3 per cent from the last census in 2011. Saskatchewan followed the national trend with just 28,340 people listing Indigenous languages...
by MBC News | Aug 3, 2017
Kamao Cappo addresses the media outside Canadian Tire store in Regina on August 3, 2017. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The Indigenous man who live-streamed being forced out of a Regina Canadian Tire store for suspected theft last week was back at the store Thursday...
by MBC News | Aug 3, 2017
photo courtesy La Ronge RCMP. Brennan Ross/Roberts was arrested at the La Ronge Detachment this morning. He will appear in La Ronge Provincial Court on August 8 at 9:30 a.m. Ross was wanted on warrants for charges that include sexual assault, sexual interference,...
by MBC News | Aug 3, 2017
photo courtesy Meadow Lake Tribal Council website. They call themselves the MLTC Squad and their mission is to help First Nations youth deal with some difficult social issues and to learn more about their culture and have some fun along the way. This summer, the...
by MBC News | Aug 3, 2017
Gold Eagle Casino management team proudly display awards. Photo courtesy Gold Eagle Casino. The Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford has brought home two awards for the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. It won awards for excellence in marketing and casino floor...
by MBC News | Aug 3, 2017
photo courtesy Meadow Lake RCMP. It was a fake gun, but it resulted in real charges against a 19-year-old man. Meadow Lake RCMP were called out to a report of a man carrying a handgun walking down 3rd Avenue at about 8:00 pm last night. The suspect, 19-year-old Keegan...
by MBC News | Aug 2, 2017
screengrab courtesy of Melfort Journal website. The managing editor of the Melfort Journal has apologized for an opinion piece on racism that was published yesterday. The article, entitled, “When Will It End?” resulted in dozens of nasty and angry of comments to...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2017
file photo. RCMP have charged a 22-year-old man from Pelican Narrows with manslaughter after an incident in the northern community last Saturday afternoon. Mounties say they responded to a call outside a Pelican Narrows business where they found a 25-year-old man in...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2017
Photo courtesy of the University of Saskatchewan. It’s part storytelling, part Indigenous history — and it has travelled thousands of kilometres to arrive back where it all started. The Delta Days Exhibit is on display at the University of Saskatchewan’s Gordon...
