by MBC News | Feb 5, 2014
The Saskatchewan Aboriginal Homelessness Advisory Board is working to make communities aware of federal funding for housing projects which will soon be available. The money is available through Services Canada under the Housing First Approach, and applications will be...
by MBC News | Feb 5, 2014
The Liberal Party is scoping out potential candidates to run in the riding of Desnethe-Missinipi Churchill River. A constituency meeting is planned for Sunday in Prince Albert to discuss this and other issues. Although an election isn’t scheduled to take place...
by MBC News | Feb 4, 2014
A resolution calling on SaskPower to provide every northern community with a backup generator to lessen the impact of power outages was passed at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention Tuesday. With only one power line going into northern...
by MBC News | Feb 4, 2014
Battlefords RCMP have charged two men with second degree murder in connection with a homicide that occurred on the Moosomin First Nation this past weekend. Nineteen-year-old Taryn Lee Cote of Saulteaux First Nation and 18-year-old Troy Andrew Swiftwolfe of Moosomin...
by MBC News | Feb 4, 2014
A Tribe Called Red has been nominated for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the 2014 Juno awards. The list of nominees was released this morning. In addition to the first nomination the band, which describes its music as electric pow-wow, has also been nominated for...
by MBC News | Feb 4, 2014
North Battleford RCMP have not been able to confirm whether or not coyotes have been making their way into the city. On Friday, police received reports of a sighting on 102nd Street and another report Saturday in the area of Douglas Avenue. Sgt. Neil Tremblay says...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2014
Police say it’s still too early to say when charges may be laid in a weekend homicide on the Moosomin First Nation. Battlefords RCMP Inspector John Sutherland says Regina’s Major Crime Unit has taken the lead on the investigation and will determine what will happen...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2014
Saskatchewan’s lone Liberal MP says his party opposes the Harper government’s transfer cuts to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and would consider restoring funding if elected to government. Ralph Goodale says cutting the FSIN’s funding is another example...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2014
Northern mayors have two resolutions on the floor at this week’s Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association Convention in Regina. One resolution calls for mandatory training for people running for municipal office and the other for back-up generators in every...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2014
There’s a new chief on the James Smith Cree Nation. Justin Burns beat out incumbent Wally Burns and challenger Rena Burns in Friday’s election. John Burns, Alvin Moostoos and Ralph Moostoos are also newly elected to council. Gerald McKay was re-elected to another term...
