by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
A construction project near Pelican Narrows is going through some hurdles. Recently, a load of steel girders that was bound for a bridge project near the community took a spill. The load of steel fell into the ditch. However, Doug Wakabayashi with Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
The village of Cumberland House is safe and secure. That’s the message coming from community leaders. Cumberland House Cree Nation Chief Lorne Stewart and village mayor Val Deschambault issued a news release yesterday to reassure citizens their homes are being...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
An exploration company says it’s found kimberlite east of La Ronge. North Arrow Minerals has a minority stake in the Pikoo Diamond Project. Located 140 kilometres away from the community, workers recently hit some kimberlite while drilling. CEO Ken Armstrong...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2013 | Current News
Krista Shore has experienced the darker sides of life. The 30-year-old member of the Peepeekisis First Nation has witnessed life on the street, been part of the hard drugs culture and was even stabbed in the face at one point. Five years ago, she was diagnosed as...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2013 | Current News
A new report has been released that examines the levels of environmental chemicals within the First Nations population. The study included samples taken from 503 First Nations adults who are 20 years of age or over. The samples were taken in 2011. The study determined...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2013 | Current News
It is a day of peak flows on the North Saskatchewan River as the Alberta flood waters rage downstream and into Saskatchewan. North Battleford is first in line, followed by Prince Albert, and later all the water will make its way to Cumberland House. To add to an...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2013 | Current News
There are some striking facts about Aboriginal education in a new report. The numbers are taken from the National Household Survey carried out in 2011. It found that almost half of Aboriginal people had at least a trade certificate or college diploma in 2011. Of those...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2013 | Current News
A 39-year-old woman from the Keeseekoose First Nation has been remanded in custody until July 5 on murder charges. Tania Quewezance is facing a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of 35-year-old Blaine Allen Fiddler of Runnymede, Saskatchewan....
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2013 | Current News
It is a first in Canada. The province’s Ministry of Justice is partnering with the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Saskatchewan branch to help serious violent offenders with chronic mental illness. Dave Nelson, the executive director of the...
by MBC News | Jun 25, 2013 | Current News
The evacuation of Cumberland House is now complete, but the worst is yet to come for the northeast Saskatchewan community. Flood waters from Alberta are still making their way to the community and it will be at least two weeks before they can go back home. The North...