by MBC News | Oct 19, 2016
Premier Brad Wall pictured in August. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Emotions ran high for Saskatchewan politicians in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday as they addressed four recent suicides in the north. Premier Brad Wall said the province is currently offering...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2016
Current and former northern Saskatchewan female leaders. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Past and present northern Saskatchewan chiefs have received a reminder that their leadership as women is valued. This week there was a special ceremony for current and former female...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2016
Protesters gathered today in Regina. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Rallies were held around the province Wednesday in a push to get the government to rethink its plans to end funding for a program that has convocated hundreds of Aboriginal teachers in northern...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2016
Photo courtesy of Brad Sigurdson Hundreds of professionals in the mining industry have gathered for a two-day conference in Saskatoon. The Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA) is hosting the forum, which will look at ways to lessen the environmental impacts of the...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2016
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron. Photo by Manfred Joenhck Candidates running for mayor of Saskatoon will get an opportunity to engage Indigenous voters at a forum Wednesday night. The FSIN is hosting the mayoral candidates in a discussion on issues facing the city’s...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2016
Ron Michel alerts attendees at the PAGC assembly about a suicide that happened that day. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski News of a further suicide in northern Saskatchewan rocked the hundreds of people at an annual assembly in Prince Albert on Tuesday afternoon. Prince...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2016
New PAGC Vice-Chief Christopher Jobb after being elected. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski You could hear a pin drop at Senator Allen Bird Gymnasium as the ballots for Vice Chief of Prince Albert Grand Council were read out on Tuesday afternoon. Peter Ballantyne Cree...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2016
Most of the major power outages caused by the weekend snowstorms in Saskatchewan have now been repaired, but work continues on a few downed power lines. The largest community affected was Meadow Lake and except for some parts of the town, the power was back this...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2016
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron signs MOU with SFNSA Founder and CEO Toby Desnomie. Photo by Joel Willick. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a recently formed organization devoted to First Nations workplace safety....
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2016
Athabasca Vice-Chief Joseph Tsannie, pictured here on Oct. 27, 2015, has been involved in the hunting protocol. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Prince Albert Grand Council has taken a final step to put an end to last year’s issues between Dene hunters in Saskatchewan...
