by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017
Ethan Bear speaks after Tuesday’s starblanket presentation. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. A proud family and proud First Nation stood before the Assembly of First Nations assembly on Tuesday to honour Ochapawace hockey player Ethan Bear. Bear played with the WHL’s Seattle...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017
Minister Carolyn Bennett. Screenshot from AFN General Assembly stream. The federal government is making a couple of changes to make it easier for First Nations to plan long-term projects and fund essential services. The announcement was made today at the AFN General...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017
Ryan Meili. Photo courtesy of Twitter. One of the candidates for the Saskatchewan NDP party leadership is visiting the north this week. Ryan Meili plans to do some canoeing and camping in the Missinipe and Stanley Mission area. He also says he is looking forward to...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017
Photo courtesy of the City of Saskatoon The City of Saskatoon is asking for public input for naming the new North Commuter Parkway Bridge under construction in the city’s north end, and they are looking for a name that will reflect the First Nations and Metis...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017
Heather Bear and Carolyn Bennett. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett wants to chart a new course when it comes to on-reserve child and welfare services. Speaking in Regina today, she says the current system is not working,...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017
One of the family housing rental units for NORTEP/NORPAC pictured in the winter of 2012. Photo courtesy @NortepNorpac, Facebook. The bidding process is now open for 64 apartments in La Ronge that are owned by NORTEP’s board of governors. The request for proposals,...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Saskatchewan continues to have the highest overall crime rate of all the provinces in Canada. Regina has the highest crime rate of the major cities in Canada, with Saskatoon coming in second. It’s a...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017
One of the province’s largest firefighting airplanes, the Convair 580-A. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. EDITOR’S NOTE: The timeline for completion of all hangar upgrades is March 2020, not June 2018 as originally reported. The Ministry of Environment initially told...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017
File photo La Ronge RCMP say a man reported missing last week has been found. Police say 51-year-old Andrew Charles was located Sunday evening, walking on Highway 915 by a motorist travelling south of Lynx Lake. He had been reported missing Thursday evening after...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017
Photo courtesy of Team Saskatchewan Twitter account A strong outing in track and field wasn’t enough for Team Saskatchewan to win the overall title at the North American Indigenous Games in Toronto. At the 2014 games in Regina, B.C. won 160 medals, which was...
