by MBC News | Feb 16, 2017
Stanley Mission’s church. Photo courtesy Facebook. This week, there’s been a troubling reminder of the ongoing issue of suicide attempts in the Stanley Mission area. On Tuesday, there were two suicide attempts in Stanley Mission, Health Canada confirms. It’s a...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2017
From now on, Co-op outlets in Prince Albert, La Ronge, Air Ronge, Big River, Birch Hills, Canwood, Debden, Domremy, Kinistino, Marcelin, Paddockwood, Shellbrook, Smeaton and Wakaw will now identify themselves as “Lake Country Co-op”. Spokesperson Cara...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2017
Jordan Herron and Orren Johnson are escorted from court on Feb. 15, 2017. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Two men were convicted of murder at Prince Albert Queen’s Bench on Wednesday, and will receive automatic life sentences. A 12-person jury spent less than a day...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2017
Members of Council sign the documents establishing the Legacy Trust on Feb. 7, 2017. Photo courtesy Chief & Council – Beardy’s & Okemasis First Nation, Facebook. A hefty sum of $4.5 million is heading into Beardy’s and Okemasis First...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2017
The workshop in Regina on Feb. 15, 2017. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan’s anti-racism youth leadership workshop in Regina is aiming to give lessons in tolerance and diversity. About 100 students and educators are attending the...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2017
The Canadian Diabetes Association says erasing the stigma associated with the disease will help in the battle to find a cure, and they have created a new campaign called “End Diabetes” to do just that. The campaign’s new website features a video of real victims...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2017
File photo. A band councillor on Key First Nation who is facing a series of drug charges has been suspended “effective immediately.” The suspension announcement from Key Chief Rodney Brass comes just one day after Mounties pulled up to a house Key First...
by MBC News | Feb 14, 2017
A number of Metis people and local presidents joined Bryan Lee, Kelvin Roy, and Louis Gardiner at Prince Albert’s Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The fate of an upcoming Metis Nation meeting in Saskatoon was argued at Prince Albert...
by MBC News | Feb 14, 2017
Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Jurors in a Prince Albert murder trial received their final instructions before heading into deliberations on Tuesday. Jordan Herron and Orren Johnson are on the stand, accused of killing Clayton...
by MBC News | Feb 14, 2017
Photo courtesy of yorktontribalcouncil.org A dozen high school students from six reserves in the Yorkton Tribal Council are getting paid to learn about the construction industry, and at the same time, fill a housing need on reserves. The Tribal Council and a First...
