by MBC News | Aug 10, 2012 | Current News
Regina police have issued a public advisory about the release of a prisoner into the community. Police say 35-year-old Jason Paul Thorne is considered to be a high risk for re-offending. Thorne has a history of committing violent and sexual offences involving threats...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2012 | Current News
Thirty-two candidates are officially in the running for next month’s Metis Nation – Saskatchewan election. Six of them are running for president. Incumbent leader Robert Doucette is being challenged by Saskatoon’s Maureen Belanger, Ray Laliberte of...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2012 | Current News
CMHC says it cannot provide more money for on-reserve housing because it doesn’t have the money. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation issued that statement in response to a Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations’ news release. The FSIN says the...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2012 | Current News
Residential school survivors in the La Ronge area will see some bad memories go up in flames today. Members of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band have been invited to write their memories of the schools on paper, and then put those notes in a replica of a boat that was used...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2012 | Current News
This year’s resource summit in Prince Albert is now in the books and leaders are declaring it a success. Chiefs from Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan spent the week talking resources and discussing what strategy should be used to deal with the government....
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2012 | Current News
The John Arcand Fiddle Fest is celebrating its 15th anniversary today. The Fiddle Fest features a series of nine fiddle workshops just southwest of Saskatoon and runs until Sunday. Arcand’s wife, Vicki, says this year, they’ve expanded their cultural...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012 | Current News
The James Smith Cree Nation has been partially evacuated. At least 80 people have fled their homes due to rising flood waters on the reserve. Chief Wally Burns says many of the evacuees are staying in nearby Melfort until things dry out. He says heavy rains have been...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012 | Current News
A 74-year-old man charged in a drive-by shooting appeared in a Regina courtroom today to face charges of attempted murder. Albert Charles Kaiswatum entered no plea and had his case adjourned until Friday afternoon. However, he did ask for the assistance of a Legal Aid...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012 | Current News
A unique healing event for residential school survivors got underway in La Ronge this morning. A large replica of the type of boat used to take Aboriginal children from the La Ronge area to the schools has been built and will be burned as part of a healing ceremony. A...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012 | Current News
A former national chief says the federal government must be brought to the table over the issue of natural resources. Ovide Mercredi spoke yesterday at a natural resources summit hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council. The Manitoba chief says wealth has been denied...
