by MBC News | Oct 21, 2016
Georgina Jolibois speaking at a press event in Saskatoon Friday morning. Photo by Joel Willick. The federal NDP is calling on the Trudeau government to invest more in Indigenous mental health across Canada. Today, federal NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Charlie Angus...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2016
Stabilization unit at the Lighthouse. Photo courtesy lighthousesaskatoon.org Organizers of a rally in Saskatoon this weekend hope their efforts will help the government change its mind over funding cuts to the Lighthouse living centre. Recently, the government...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2016
A photo from last year’s event. Courtesy Twitter @Unifordeej People in Saskatoon will attempt to form a human chain across the Broadway Bridge this weekend to raise awareness about poverty. Hundreds are expected for the Hands Across the Bridge event, which has...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2016
Some of the posts on NORTEP/NORPAC’s Facebook page. Collage created by Chelsea Laskowski Dozens of northern Saskatchewan residents are donning their NORTEP and NORPAC gear and dusting off their cap and gown photos, in a Facebook bid to show the programs have...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2016
Indigenous Students’ Council President Dallas Fiddler helps light the candle of a fellow student. Photo by Joel Willick Students at the University of Saskatchewan have shown their support and solidarity for the family and loved ones of the four young girls who...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2016
Vice-Chief Mark Arcand. Photo courtesy sktc.sk.ca. The election results have come-in for Tribal Vice-Chief for the Saskatoon Tribal Council. According to the electoral officer, Mark Arcand from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation was re-elected for his second term of Vice-Chief....
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2016
A room full of people at the first ever SFNSA safety conference in Saskatoon. Photo by Joel Willick. The Saskatchewan First Nation Safety Association held its first conference in Saskatoon on Thursday as a new organization. The SFNSA was originally founded this past...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2016
Regina family shares palliative care horror story. Stillshot from APTN Investigates preview video The death of a 39-year-old Aboriginal woman in a Regina hospital two years ago is the subject of a special investigative piece, which will air on APTN Investigates Friday...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2016
Philip McLoughlin speaking at an SMA environmental forum in Saskatoon. Photo by Joel Willick. New research out of the University of Saskatchewan has found the boreal forest woodland caribou population in northern Saskatchewan is doing rather well. Researchers spent...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2016
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron speaks to open a candidates forum for the Saskatoon mayoral race. photo by Joel Willick Indigenous issues took centre stage during the Saskatoon municipal election on Wednesday night. For two full hours a room full of concerned voters grilled...
