by MBC News | May 8, 2015 | Current News
A ceremony was held this morning in Air Ronge that saw the province officially transfer buildings and property to Northlands College to be used for increased training. The keys for two buildings were handed over to college CEO Toby Greschner for $1. Greschner says...
by MBC News | May 8, 2015 | Current News
Her father made his mark in the arts community. Now his daughter is making her mark in the business community. Last night, 27-year-old Gabrielle Scrimshaw shared her story during a libraries conference at the First Nations University in Regina. She is the daughter...
by MBC News | May 7, 2015 | Current News
The tragic and senseless beating death of a six-year-old boy on the Kahkewistahaw First Nation nearly two years ago has resulted in some positive changes to the child welfare system in Saskatchewan, according to the provincial government. Social Services Minister...
by MBC News | May 7, 2015 | Current News
When the Northwest Rebellion ended. the Government of Canada withheld treaty annuity payments to 14 First Nations bands they accused of taking part in the rebellion. One of the bands, the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation, launched a $4.2-million claim. The...
by MBC News | May 7, 2015 | Current News
All seven suspects in a weekend homicide in Pelican Narrows are now in police custody. Seventeen-year-old Hilliard Sewap, Junior was pronounced dead at the local health centre after Mounties were called to a disturbance at a reserve home early Saturday morning. Four...
by MBC News | May 7, 2015 | Current News
By all accounts, it was a positive experience for several northern Saskatchewan leaders in Ottawa this week. Leaders from Fond du Lac, Hatchet Lake, Pinehouse, English River and Black Lake were in the nation’s capital to meet with federal officials about the positive...
by MBC News | May 6, 2015 | Current News
First Nations Chiefs, leaders and industry stakeholders from northern Saskatchewan are holding several meetings in Ottawa today. The leaders and representatives from Cameco are meeting with federal officials to discuss the positive collaborations borne out of the...
by MBC News | May 6, 2015 | Current News
Paul Leroux is headed back to prison. Originally, the notorious residential school sexual predator was sentenced to a three-year prison term but the Crown appealed. A Saskatchewan Court of Appeal judge has agreed, ruling an eight-year sentence fit the crime. Leroux...
by MBC News | May 6, 2015 | Current News
It appears a quad accident in northern Saskatchewan has claimed the lives of two men in their late forties. Pinehouse RCMP were called out to investigate the discovery of a body in Pinehouse Lake on Monday. When they arrived they found a second body. RCMP believe the...
by MBC News | May 5, 2015 | Current News
Seven people have been charged with second degree murder in connection to the killing of a 17-year-old boy in Pelican Narrows over the weekend. Four of the suspects are still at large. The victim has been identified as Hilliard Sewap, Jr. He was found in need of...
