by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
There has been yet another suicide involving a young Saskatchewan Indigenous girl. The latest victim was just 13 years old. She died on Tuesday. Funeral services were held today on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, which is about 300 kilometres northwest of Prince...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
Buffalo Narrows. Photo courtesy of tourismsaskatchewan.com After one of the closest elections for mayor on record, there will be a recount in Buffalo Narrows after all. Bobby Woods reclaimed the mayor’s seat with a three-vote victory over Sandy Ericson on...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
La Ronge Ice Wolves logo. Photo courtesy of icewolves.ca The La Ronge Ice Wolves continue to look for a new head coach and general manager after showing Shawn Martin the door earlier this week. President Mike Bell said this morning that the team has received around...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
National expert on human trafficking Carly Kalish. Photo courtesy skprevention.ca Health professionals across the province gathered in Saskatoon this morning for a presentation on human trafficking. Carly Kalish, a national expert on the issue, spoke about the many...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
Ron Woytowich. Photo courtesy of afcs.ca La Ronge’s town election was a bit of a blast from the past for newly elected mayor Ron Woytowich. On Wednesday, he was up against former council member and friend Joe Hordyski in the race for mayor. Woytowich won by only...
by MBC News | Oct 27, 2016
U of S Associate Professor with the School of Public Health and Co-Lead of the Safe Water for Health Research Team Lalita Baradwaj. Photo by Joel Willick. First Nations in the province continue to face barriers to clean drinking water, but a forum at Dakota Dunes...
by MBC News | Oct 27, 2016
Results from Wednesday night’s municipal elections continue to trickle in for northern Saskatchewan. There are a few communities where the torch is being passed; some by choice and others by defeat. In the town of La Ronge, Ron Woytowich has been elected as...
by MBC News | Oct 27, 2016
Matt Heley is officially the CEO of New North. Photo courtesy www.newnorthsask.org For the first time in a decade, New North has someone different at its helm. Matt Heley has been the acting Chief Executive Officer since late September and was officially named as CEO...
by MBC News | Oct 27, 2016
Downtown Regina. Photo courtesy of tourismregina.com Aboriginal candidates were shut out in yesterday’s civic election in Regina, but Indigenous issues did play a role in the outcomes. This is according to a group that represents off-reserve and non-status Indians in...
by MBC News | Oct 27, 2016
Organizing team for the STC Justice Symposium. Crystal Laplante standing in the back. Photo by Joel Willick. A conference in Saskatoon this week is taking a look at how mental health and addictions play out in restorative justice. The Saskatoon Tribal Council Justice...
