by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Academic Returns As Chief Of Wahpeton Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 14:53 Members of the Wahpeton Dakota Nation have re-elected a former chief to again lead the band. Dr. Leo Omani was chosen over incumbent Cy Standing in Friday’s vote. Omani previously...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
La Loche Youth To Try Traditional Water Travel Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 14:33 It could be a summer to remember for some students in La Loche. A project is underway to have students at the community’s high school build two traditional Metis skiffs, and then...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Northern Man Pleads Guilty To Setting Fire Monday, May 30, 2011 at 16:42 The sister of a La Ronge man who died in a fatal fire says it doesn’t seem right that the perpetrator who set the blaze isn’t getting more jail time. Patricia Charles spoke...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Judges Study Up On F.A.S.D. Friday, May 27, 2011 at 21:57 A major conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is wrapping up in Saskatoon today. Judges from across Saskatchewan and other provinces gathered to discuss issues like F.A.S.D. and how they can...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
First Nations Plead Restraint In U.S. Friday, May 27, 2011 at 21:55 A vice-chief with the Assembly of First Nations says he worries a proposed oil-pipeline through Alberta and Saskatchewan will have a negative impact on some First Nations. Bill Erasmus says the...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Prince Albert Police Identify Body Friday, May 27, 2011 at 21:49 The Prince Albert police service has released the name of a teenager who died last week in the city. The service says 13 year-old Wayne Ballantyne was the person who was found deceased in a car...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Transportation Woes Mount For Northern Village Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 17:40 The community of Cumberland House is facing transportation problems these days. The local airstrip has been closed for two weeks due to water-problems that have made the landing strip...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Ochapowace Students Enter Business World Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 17:38 Five First Nations youth have returned home after representing the province at a business competition down east. The high-school students study at Kakisiwew school on the Ochapowace First...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
La Loche Rallies Around Homeless Family Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 17:36 La Loche Mayor Georgina Jolibois is thrilled by how the village has rallied to help an elder who lost her home in a fire. Courrone Janvier’s La Loche home was burnt to the ground in a fire...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Former Cameco Official Recognized Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 17:35 A long-time champion of equal opportunities is set to receive the Order of Canada. For years Rita Mirwald worked to establish training programs at the Cameco Corporation in an effort to help First...
