by MBC News | Nov 29, 2011 | Current News
The chief and council of the Muskowekwan First Nation are discussing their options after a designation vote for a proposed potash mine fell short of a majority this past weekend. According to the Encanto Potash Corporation, Muskowewkan had 1,114 eligible voters, with...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2011 | Current News
The Sweetgrass First Nation has a new chief. Lorie Whitecalfe was elected chief during band elections on Monday, according to band officials. She defeated three other challengers. Former chief Wayne Standinghorn declined to run again. The band’s councillors are...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2011 | Current News
For the first time in its history, Golden Band Resources is making money at its operations north of La Ronge. The company reports profits of $4.5 million in the quarter ending October 31st. Company chief financial officer Mark Thiel says production is going as planned...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2011 | Current News
A man wanted in connection with a drug bust in Onion Lake has been arrested. Sgt. Cliff Joanis says Floyd Littlewolfe turned himself in to the Onion Lake RCMP detachment last night. Littlewolfe is the owner of a home on the reserve where a police search was held...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2011 | Current News
Officials from the University of Regina were in Prince Albert yesterday to present Mayor Jim Scarrow with an award. Scarrow was thanked for his work in promoting the First Nations University of Canada as it went through some difficult times last year. University...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2011 | Current News
A health consultant with the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region says a new project is bringing First Nations wellness methods together with western medicine to enhance Aboriginal health outcomes. The Approaching Cancer Care and Prevention Holistically program was...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2011 | Current News
A 21-year-old man from the Ahtahkakoop First Nation who had been at large since being charged in connection to a fatal fire on the reserve was apprehended by police without incident in the community Friday night. Carl Anthony Albert is facing two counts of...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2011 | Current News
North Battleford RCMP have arrested a suspect wanted in the stabbing of a 19-year-old man on the Little Pine First Nation last week. RCMP were called to a home on the reserve late Thursday night. The victim had been stabbed once in the back. His friends took him to...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2011 | Current News
Cameco has ended its pursuit of the lucrative Roughrider uranium deposit in northern Saskatchewan. The company announced today that it will not increase or extend its offer to shareholders of Hathor Exploration. In recent weeks, it has been in a bidding war with Rio...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2011 | Current News
A 38-year-old man from the Cowessess First Nation is in custody facing several charges after a series of incidents on the reserve early yesterday. Police say a distraught man allegedly crashed his truck near the local golf course, causing the vehicle to start on fire....
