by MBC News | Dec 12, 2014 | Current News
Many residents of isolated northern Saskatchewan communities are having to choose between heating their homes or eating healthy foods. That information came out this week in a Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce report that examined ways to accelerate economic and...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2014 | Current News
A 46-year-old woman is facing numerous charges after an investigation into fraud and falsifying documents. RCMP say a complaint was received from provincial court officials in July 2013. Officials suspected fraudulent activity in the Fine Option program on the Big...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2014 | Current News
The national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples believes she has the support of the board and grassroots members, even though a Saskatchewan delegate wants her gone. Kim Beaudin tried to make that happen last week at a board meeting, but he was ruled out of...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2014 | Current News
The Canoe Lake Cree Nation is holding its chief and council election today. Incumbent chief Robert Opikokew is facing just the one challenger — Francis Iron. Opikokew has been the chief in Canoe Lake for the last four years. Twenty-six people are running for six...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2014 | Current News
Hockey Day in Saskatchewan will be held in northern Saskatchewan in 2017. The announcement was made yesterday as part of a new partnership between the Saskatchewan Hockey Association and uranium mining company Cameco. The weekend is used as a big fundraiser for rural...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2014 | Current News
Chiefs got down to business on the third day of the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Winnipeg. Several resolutions were passed including the need to develop a First Nations education bill that wasn’t based on the federal government’s terms. One chief...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2014 | Current News
The Métis National Council says a new government labour force survey contains both good and bad news. The 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey was released Wednesday and it shows labour force participation by Métis people is very similar to the total Canadian population at...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2014 | Current News
Five youth who were the subject of a missing person search last month are now facing break and enter charges. The five teenagers, from Southend, were reported missing on November 6 after they had failed to return from a hunting trip on Reindeer Lake. They were...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2014 | Current News
The subject of a missing person bulletin circulated by Saskatoon police yesterday has been found safe and sound. Twenty-five-year-old Andrea Bekkattla, who is originally from Dillon, had last been in contact with her family on Dec. 2. Her family notified police...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2014 | Current News
Perry Bellegarde is the new chief of the Assembly of First Nations. The Little Black Bear First Nation member and FSIN leader captured the title on the first ballot defeating challengers Ghislain Picard and Leon Jourdain. A wild cheer erupted from the crowd when chief...
