by MBC News | Dec 1, 2016
All Nations Hope Network Logo. Photo courtesy of allnationshope.ca Today is World AIDS day and the start of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week. Saskatchewan’s infection rate is twice the national average, and 70 per cent of the cases over the past ten years have been in...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2016
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron set to sign a memorandum of understanding with Roger Francis of the Conference Board of Canada. Photo by Joel Willick. A book devoted to projecting the growth of Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal population will be receiving a 20th anniversary...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2016
File photo. RCMP say the bodies of two people have been found in the Canoe River. The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team had been dispatched to Ile-a-la-Crosse after reports that a vehicle may have gone through the ice. Investigators say the team located a submerged truck...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2016
Gunnar uranium mine site. Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Research Council. The cleanup of the old Gunnar uranium mine site in northern Saskatchewan is moving to a new phase. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved plans to proceed with the cleanup of...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016
The Cameco mine at McArthur River. Photo courtesy Cameco.ca Cameco is confirming that the McArthur River operation in northern Saskatchewan will be shutdown for four weeks during the summer. An official with the uranium company says they are asking employees at the...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016
Photo by Manfred Joehnck The fall sitting of the Saskatchewan legislature came and went without an apology for the 60’s scoop. Earlier this year the Premier indicated it would happen during or before the fall sitting of the assembly but that did not happen. Premier...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016
Jorgen Hus speaking in La Ronge. Photo courtesy of Braden Malsbury. Saskatchewan Roughriders long snapper Jorgen Hus was in northern Saskatchewan for the past two days, delivering presentations to students that touched on bullying and building healthy relationships....
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016
A map of Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement Pipeline Project. Courtesy enbridge.com The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the protection of land and water and consultation with First Nations must be top priority during construction of a new pipeline...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016
File photo. The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team has been dispatched to Ile-a-la-Crosse after reports that a vehicle may have gone through the ice. Police were contacted about the situation late yesterday morning. Investigators say a large hole was found in the ice on...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016
Lynda Francis. Photo courtesy Facebook. The community of Carry the Kettle First Nation is mourning the loss of someone many have described as a kokum and auntie to everyone. Several people have taken to social media to pour out their love and admiration for Lynda...
