by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
Five days have been set aside to determine why a woman died in police cells in Sandy Bay and what, if anything, could have been done to prevent it. 39-year-old Adele Jennifer Morine was found unresponsive in her cell at the Sandy Bay RCMP detachment on October 6th,...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
Education Minister Don Morgan at the launch of the Following Their Voices program at the Wesmor Community School in Prince Albert last fall. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. One year ago, several schools across the province decided to implement the Following Their Voices...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
CCAB President and CEO JP Gladu. Photo courtesy ccab.com The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business says they are excited for what they say is a “progressive” and “insightful” report on the duty to consult. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Michael Swinwood, the lawyer for the Lac La Ronge Indian band. Photo by Manfred Joehnck A lawyer representing Lac la Ronge Indian Band is confident heading into a Timber Bay Children’s Home court battle. An application for the Timber Bay school (TBCH) to be added as...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Angus Gardiner, Violet, and Minister Carolyn Bennett at the symbolic demolition. Photo courtesy Wanda Daigneault, Facebook A demolition plan is in place for a building in Ile-la-Crosse that holds a lot of painful memories. The Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Mother Teresa Middle School in North Regina. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. It is a ground breaking experiment in Aboriginal education outcomes, with a private company putting one million dollars on the line. The Mosaic Company is putting up the money over five years to...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Child tax credit form. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Northern Saskatchewan’s federal representative is thanking people for making recent disabilities tax sessions a big success. The NDP-led sessions explained lesser-known benefits that can put money back in...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2016
Michel Boutin and Terry-Lynn McDonald. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The Indigenous Peoples Artist Collective is celebrating 10 years of using art to bridge the racial gaps in Prince Albert. IPAC has a history of displaying thought-provoking pieces, and this year is no...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2016
Saskatchewan Medical Association’s President Dr. Intheran Pillay and Vice President Dr. Joanne Silverston are touring health regions across the province to discuss health care related issues. Photo courtesy sma.sk.ca. La Ronge area doctors are voicing their...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2016
First Nations University of Canada. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. The vice president of academics at the First Nations University of Canada, Lynn Wells, is encouraged by the remarkable growth in the number of Aboriginal students taking classes at the province’s...
