by MBC News | Feb 18, 2016
A fur table sale in Prince Albert in December. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Officials with Fur Harvest Auctions of Ontario say the wild fur market around the world has experienced a downturn this year, with some products difficult to sell overseas. At an auction held in...
by MBC News | Feb 18, 2016
Photo provided by Ministry of Highways spokeswoman Sonja Orban. Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Highways has installed three web-based cameras which are now online at the airport in Sandy Bay. The goal is to provide visual information of the approaches to the gravel...
by MBC News | Feb 18, 2016
Daniella Zalcman’s photo of Elwood Friday, who attended St. Phillips Indian Residential School. An American photo project that captures images of Saskatchewan’s residential school survivors is getting new life. The “Signs of Your Identity” project, by...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2016
The Muskowekwan First Nation is partnering with Social Services to provide its first group home setting for troubled youth in Regina. It’s called Martha Cachene’s Home for Youth and it’s situated in a big house in a nice neighbourhood in northwest...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2016
A psychological assessment has been prepared for an aboriginal teen accused of attempted murder in Prince Albert. The 17-year-old boy, who can’t be named due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy in the face on December 29. Police have...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2016
Warren Littlewolfe (left) and Gene Tyler Takakenew (right). Photos supplied by RCMP Onion Lake RCMP has released a long list of names and long list of charges related to a Monday morning incident on the reserve that led police to ask people to stay in their homes. Two...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2016
On Tuesday, Georgina Jolibois’s voice broke as she spoke in parliament about last month’s mass shooting in La Loche. Jolibois, the Desnethe-Missinipi Churchill River MP, stood in the Ottawa House of Commons to extend thanks across Canada. It’s been several...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2016
A Saskatchewan Cree author is gratified and excited that her first novel has been recognized and nominated in three categories in the Saskatchewan Book Awards. Carol Daniels is a former broadcaster, and current artist and author. Her first book, called Bearskin Diary,...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2016
Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand signs 338 writs for the 42nd general election. Photo courtesy Elections Canada, Facebook. An indigenous political blog is saying there are more First Nations ballot shortages in the federal election than previously reported. The...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2016
Nine people have been taken into custody following an incident on the Onion Lake Cree Nation yesterday morning. At one point, Mounties were advising residents in the area to stay in their homes. However, the RCMP say there was no risk to public safety. They were...
