by MBC News | Mar 5, 2015 | Current News
The chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is among some northerners happy to hear Saskatchewan will not be the host of a nuclear waste storage facility. On Tuesday, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization eliminated Creighton as a possible site. According to the...
by MBC News | Mar 5, 2015 | Current News
Edmonton Police are asking the public to assist to locate a high-risk sexual offender originally from Pinehouse. Thirty-three-year-old Ashton Natomagan has been wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for parole violation since Tuesday when he failed to comply and return to...
by MBC News | Mar 5, 2015 | Current News
A Saskatchewan reserve where two children died in a house fire has a new contract with the volunteer fire department in a neighbouring village. Laurie Lehoux, the administrator in Loon Lake, says Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation has also paid its outstanding bills with...
by MBC News | Mar 5, 2015 | Current News
The first batch of students to sign up for a controversial military training course in Regina watched politicians do battle during the daily question period in the Saskatchewan Legislature today. There are 10 students enrolled. They will receive two high school...
by MBC News | Mar 5, 2015 | Current News
The chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council hopes new funding from the federal government will allow them to expand into different programs. The Conservative government announced $537,990 in funding to the STC on Thursday, to be used toward Aboriginal justice programs....
by MBC News | Mar 5, 2015 | Current News
The Whitecap Dakota First Nation hopes a new partnership in the energy sector will bring more jobs for First Nations to the province. The Whitecap Development Corporation has partnered with Tarpon and PTW Energy Services to pursue opportunities in the oil, gas and...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2015 | Current News
Operations at Cameco’s Key Lake mill were temporarily halted last month after employees discovered uranium dust in the plant. On February 16, contractors installing piping reported dust in the area they were working in. After completing the repairs, Cameco...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2015 | Current News
Premier Brad Wall takes great exception to comments from the interim chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Kimberly Jonathan. She is accusing him of exploiting the recent fire deaths of two toddlers on a northern reserve to attack the leadership in...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2015 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency will be creating permanent flood protection infrastructure in Cumberland House. On Wednesday, minister responsible Scott Moe announced $950,000 in funding to create permanent flood protection infrastructure in the northern...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2015 | Current News
About two dozen charges have been laid following weekend checkstops conducted by RCMP in northern Saskatchewan. Mounties say officers from Wollaston Lake, Stony Rapids, Southend and Fond du Lac took part in the operation Friday and Saturday. The effort focused on...
