by MBC News | Aug 8, 2016
John Dorion, the Chief of the Kamanistikominahiko-Skak Cree Nation. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski A long-time Indigenous educator is pushing for Canada to come to terms with language that demoralizes Indigenous women. Decades ago, John Dorion, who is also the Chief of...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2016
Wapiti Valley, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Enns Kivin, Facebook According to the latest update on the Husky Oil spill from the province, things are described as stable. 250,000 litres spilled into the North Saskatchewan River in July, and 140,000 thousand litres...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2016
Nursing students and educators from across the northern hemisphere have come to northern Saskatchewan for a unique learning opportunity in northern Health. The University of Saskatchewan is the host of the of 2016’s Innovative Learning for Circumpolar Health,...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2016
Emil Bell pictured in 2014 as he led a walk calling for an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. Photo courtesy Facebook, Idle No More. A 75-year-old First Nations man has not had a bite to eat since this past Friday in protest of what he feels is the...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2016
Two people were scheduled to appear in court this morning after an incident in Green Lake on the weekend. RCMP were called to a home in the community on Saturday morning. It was believed firearms were involved and the Emergency Response Team was brought to the scene....
by MBC News | Aug 5, 2016
Prince Albert Provincial Court. photo by Chelsea Laskowski Two weeks are booked in Prince Albert court next March for a dangerous offender hearing for Leslie Black. The Prince Albert man is guilty of attempted murder in the widely publicized violence against Marlene...
by MBC News | Aug 5, 2016
A view of the Wapawekka Lake in the area where Northern Echo Lodge is located. Photo courtesy Northern Echo Lodge’s website Two recent missing people reports related to mushroom picking have led the RCMP to remind people to prepare properly before heading out...
by MBC News | Aug 5, 2016
A water pipeline snakes its way from Little Red River towards Prince Albert’s water treatment plan. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The water situation in central Saskatchewan could be described as steady and stable on Friday, as three communities and a First Nation...
by MBC News | Aug 5, 2016
Chief Brian Standingready. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski A gaming forum in Prince Albert is building momentum on expanding First Nation jurisdiction in gaming. There’s a sense of unrest with leadership at the First Nations Gaming Forum, coming from what leaders...
by MBC News | Aug 5, 2016
Saskatchewan’s job market took a significant hit last month, with the provincial unemployment rate increasing two-tenths of a percent to 6.3 per cent. That number is well below the national average of 7.4 per cent. The numbers are even grimmer when it comes to...
