by MBC News | Jul 29, 2014 | Current News
This is the day that the salaries of First Nations chiefs and band councillors begin to be posted online. In fact, Ottawa has already starting posting this information on its Aboriginal Affairs website. Band financial statements are also available online. Today is the...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2014 | Current News
Officials with Saskatchewan Environment are hoping that as the berry season gets rolling this summer, the number of bear sightings in the La Ronge area will drop off. Conservation officer Derek Keast says there have been about 90 reports of bear sightings around the...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2014 | Current News
A University of Saskatchewan professor says a recent Supreme Court decision in British Columbia is a major victory for First Nations but should be taken in stride. Last month, the Supreme Court ruled six Tsilhqot’in bands have Aboriginal title to about 1,700...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2014 | Current News
A man wanted by Mounties in the La Ronge area has been taken into custody. Dylan Lewis was arrested after a brief foot pursuit by members of the La Ronge RCMP. The 23-year-old was allegedly behind the wheel of a vehicle that was driving erratically and then fled from...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2014 | Current News
A new report says although HIV and Hepatitis C rates are on the decline in Saskatoon, they are still well above the national average. The Saskatoon Health Region’s Better Health for All report says local HIV rates are roughly twice the national average and Hepatitis C...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2014 | Current News
The North American Indigenous Games came to a close on Saturday in Regina but a representative of Team Saskatchewan is adamant the team was “robbed” of the overall title. When the dust settled, Team Saskatchewan finished with the most gold medals at 72 but in second...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2014 | Current News
A 51-year-old man appeared in Prince Albert provincial court Monday morning after an 11-year-old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle on Saturday night. The boy and a group of youth were riding on bicycles on Hwy 3, near the Muskoday bridge, when the collision...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2014 | Current News
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says the government has no immediate plans to craft a new First Nations education act. The Harper government said it is scrapping the controversial Bill C-33 after the Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2014 | Current News
Two people were injured this morning following a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan. Shortly before noon RCMP were contacted by the Winnipeg Flight Control Center which had received a distress call from a private plane. The aircraft crashed about 20 kilometers...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2014 | MBC News
Two people were injured this morning following a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan. Shortly before noon RCMP were contacted by the Winnipeg Flight Control Center which had received a distress call from a private plane. The aircraft crashed about 20 kilometers...
