by MBC News | Mar 3, 2015 | Current News
A study done for the federal government says that First Nations should receive a share of royalties generated by resources on their lands. The study suggests a First Nations resource tax could be a consistent and practical way for mineral and energy wealth to benefit...
by MBC News | Mar 3, 2015 | Current News
Interim FSIN Chief Kimberley Jonathan says remarks made by Premier Brad Wall in regards to First Nations leadership are “inherently wrong and truly unfortunate”. Last week, Wall told reporters that a house fire on a northern Saskatchewan reserve that...
by MBC News | Mar 3, 2015 | Current News
Creighton has been eliminated from the list of communities being considered to host a nuclear waste storage facility. The announcement was made by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. The NWMO says it is concluding preliminary assessment work in Creighton and...
by MBC News | Mar 3, 2015 | Current News
The current Mayor of La Loche wants a northern Saskatchewan constituency to have a voice on the federal level from someone who lives in the north Georgina Jolibois announced her intention to seek the nomination for the NDP in the Desnethe-Missinnipi-Churchill River...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2015 | Current News
An arson fire at the Reindeer Lake School in Southend has left local students in the community temporarily without a school. The school has been closed since the February 20 incident. Police say there was no significant fire damage to the school, but the facility was...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2015 | Current News
A new feature at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina takes an emotional look at what it means for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to live together. The display encourages empathy, sharing and greater understanding. The exhibition is called, “Moving...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2015 | Current News
A 37-year-old man from the Key First Nation is making an appearance in Yorkton Provincial Court today facing 10 charges, including assault with a weapon. Kamsack RCMP say officers were sent to the reserve around 10 pm Saturday after receiving a complaint about an...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2015 | Current News
An investigation continues into a weekend traffic accident in northern Saskatchewan that took the lives of two people. The two-vehicle collision on Highway 914 south of Pinehouse happened around 7 am Saturday. RCMP say the driver and passenger in one of the vehicles,...
by MBC News | Mar 2, 2015 | Current News
A man managed to escape a house fire on the Yellow Quill First Nation over the weekend — but not before suffering minor injuries. RCMP became aware of the fire at about 3:45 Saturday afternoon. When Mounties arrived on the scene, the home was already engulfed in...
