by MBC News | Mar 9, 2016
Deputy Chief Dean Rae. Photo by Manfred Joehnck A 43-year-old Regina Police Service constable will keep his job even though Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal has upheld his conviction for assaulting an aboriginal man in front of a Regina detox centre in May of 2012. The...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2016
Photo courtesy Instagram. The manager of a homeless shelter in North Battleford is speaking out after two of their clients were given bus tickets out of the province by the Ministry of Social Services. More than 500 homeless people have gone through Lighthouse North...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2016
The second-largest constituency in the province is sure to see a big political battle as the Saskatchewan Party seeks to unseat the NDP. The riding of Cumberland encompasses more than a quarter of the province in the Northeast. It includes La Ronge, Creighton, Pelican...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2016
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is asking the federal government to repeal the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act. The act was introduced in 2013 by the Harper Government as a way to ensure First Nations across Canada could have access to clean...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2016
EDITOR’S NOTE: MN-S PMC member and treasurer Louis Gardiner disputes the statements that unanimity was reached by the PMC on any decisions, because he has not been attending those meetings. The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan has figured out a time, but are still...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2016
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples has a new name. National Chief Dwight Dorey made the surprise announcement earlier today at a creative leaders symposium in Ottawa. The organization will now be known as the Indigenous Peoples’ Assembly of Canada (IPAC). Dorey says...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2016
With the provincial election campaign now in full swing, the Liberal Party is looking to bring northern Saskatchewan residents into its camp. In Cumberland, the Liberals are putting forwards a well-known name in many aboriginal circles. George Morin said while working...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2016
Photo courtesy http://kencoates.com/ The director of the International Centre for Northern Governance and development at the University of Saskatchewan sees the provincial election campaign as an opportunity to further the cause of Northern Saskatchewan and the...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2016
Former NHL player Fred Sasakamoose drops the puck at a hockey game for the Ehrlo Sport Ventures, at the Co-operators Centre Arena at Evraz Place in Regina. Photo courtesy of Shinoah Young The first aboriginal Canadian to play in the NHL is sticking to what he knows to...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2016
The 2016 First Nations Emergency Management Forum got underway in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. First Nations leaders, community members and emergency management officials gathered at the Saskatoon Inn to begin the three-day conference. Emergency preparedness will be the...
