by MBC News | May 27, 2016
Aboriginal youth gathered at the University of Saskatchewan on Friday to kick-off the first ever Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Program provincial gathering. The youth from across the province will partake in several workshops and sessions throughout the two-day...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016
The Prince Albert cruiser pictured after a truck collided with it while trying to evade officers. Photo courtesy Prince Albert Police Service. Somehow, no one got hurt in a hot pursuit in Prince Albert on Thursday that knocked a police cruiser out of commission....
by MBC News | May 26, 2016
Well-known Metis Musician Donny Parenteau is withdrawing as a city council candidate in Prince Albert. In February, he announced an intention to run in the fall civic election, but now he says his family and career commitments would keep him from giving Ward 7 the...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016
Delores Stevenson holds a photo of family member Nadine Machiskinic It took nearly a year and a half for the coroner’s report into the death of a Regina aboriginal woman to be completed, however the findings will not be made public. The coroner’s office and police...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016
Day 2 of the newly-named Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations spring assembly continued on Thursday with two presentations from federal ministers. Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amrjeet Sohi and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Management...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016
The provincial NDP is looking to land some blows against the Sask Party in the lead-up to next week’s budget unveiling, delivering a series of questions on northern healthcare and forestry in the Prince Albert area. In Thursday’s Question Period, longtime...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016
The FSIN’s name change grabbed a lot of people’s attention on the first day of its spring Legislative Assembly, but there were numerous other motions on the table for Saskatchewan’s chiefs to consider. A long list of amendments to FSIN’s Election Act was...
by MBC News | May 25, 2016
It’s the same acronym but different name for FSIN after a vote at the annual spring assembly in North Battleford. The terms Saskatchewan and Indian have been replaced so that FSIN now stands for Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. There was in depth...
by MBC News | May 25, 2016
It was a full house in North Battleford as the FSIN legislative assembly’s spring got underway on Wednesday. Opening remarks came in the morning from Saulteaux First Nation Chief Kenny Moccasin, North Battleford Mayor Ian Hamilton and FSIN youth Cheyenne...
by MBC News | May 25, 2016
Aboriginal graduates from high school and university were honoured at the University of Saskatchewan Wednesday at the graduation Powwow. 110 University graduates and 380 Grade 12 graduates were honoured during the Powwow. 1300 children from 39 schools across the...