by MBC News | May 26, 2016
Delores Stevenson holds a photo of family member Nadine Machiskinic It took nearly a year and a half for the coroner’s report into the death of a Regina aboriginal woman to be completed, however the findings will not be made public. The coroner’s office and police...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016
Day 2 of the newly-named Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations spring assembly continued on Thursday with two presentations from federal ministers. Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amrjeet Sohi and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Management...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016
The provincial NDP is looking to land some blows against the Sask Party in the lead-up to next week’s budget unveiling, delivering a series of questions on northern healthcare and forestry in the Prince Albert area. In Thursday’s Question Period, longtime...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016
The FSIN’s name change grabbed a lot of people’s attention on the first day of its spring Legislative Assembly, but there were numerous other motions on the table for Saskatchewan’s chiefs to consider. A long list of amendments to FSIN’s Election Act was...
by MBC News | May 25, 2016
It’s the same acronym but different name for FSIN after a vote at the annual spring assembly in North Battleford. The terms Saskatchewan and Indian have been replaced so that FSIN now stands for Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. There was in depth...
by MBC News | May 25, 2016
It was a full house in North Battleford as the FSIN legislative assembly’s spring got underway on Wednesday. Opening remarks came in the morning from Saulteaux First Nation Chief Kenny Moccasin, North Battleford Mayor Ian Hamilton and FSIN youth Cheyenne...
by MBC News | May 25, 2016
Aboriginal graduates from high school and university were honoured at the University of Saskatchewan Wednesday at the graduation Powwow. 110 University graduates and 380 Grade 12 graduates were honoured during the Powwow. 1300 children from 39 schools across the...
by MBC News | May 25, 2016
Keeping aboriginal families together is the focus of a unique housing project that was unveiled in Regina this morning. The 3.8 million dollar structure will provide affordable housing for 14 families, while at the same time providing life skills and new direction for...
by MBC News | May 25, 2016
The man accused in the stabbing death of a La Loche man in April made his first court appearance in Saskatoon Wednesday morning. 20 year-old Miguel Gomez was arrested last week in Edmonton after he was wanted for a Canada-wide warrant. Gomez was arrested and charged...
by MBC News | May 25, 2016
The Civil Air Search & Rescue Association and the local Canadian Rangers Patrol unit were called out yesterday to help in the search for some missing boaters. Three people were in the boat which had engine trouble while on Lac La Ronge. RCMP say members of the...
