by MBC News | Jun 5, 2015
Sentencing arguments have been made for the 25 year-old convicted of the manslaughter of a man from Black Lake First Nation. In February of this year Charles Adam Stewart pled guilty to the manslaughter of Davis Broussie of Black Lake. In September 2013, Broussie was...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2015
The President of the Metis National Council says they are disappointed in the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The TRC released its final report on residential schools earlier this week handing out 94 recommendations. MNC President Clement...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2015
Punnichy RCMP say the death of a 43-year-old man from Gordons First Nation is being treated as suspicious. Wednesday evening police were called to a home in Punnichy and found the man’s body in a shed on residential property. An autopsy will be performed on...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2015
The federal government has left the door open to expand the Nutrition North Program to include another 46 communities including 5 in Northern Saskatchewan, but it is opposed to an NDP motion to make immediate changes. The motion was introduced by Northwest territories...
by MBC News | Jun 3, 2015
A park in Saskatoon has been named after the current Chief of Whitecap Dakota First Nation. The city along with the Saskatoon Public Schools bestowed the honour to Chief Darcy Bear on Wednesday. Chief Darcy Bear Park is located adjacent to Nutana Collegiate where the...
by MBC News | Jun 3, 2015
The president of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan says Canada’s largest Metis cultural event is still on despite a lack of federal funding. Back to Batoche is celebrating its 45th consecutive year this summer. MNS president Robert Doucette says organizers start...
by MBC News | Jun 3, 2015
Saskatchewan’s auditor says if the provincial government wants to significantly improve the Aboriginal high school graduation rate it must set deadlines and review what school divisions are doing to achieve that. Judy Ferguson released her spring report this morning...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2015
A 43 year-old man has died after being found unresponsive in a La Ronge jail cell. RCMP say the man was discovered in the La Ronge RCMP cell area on Sunday. He was transported to hospital in Saskatoon where he passed away Monday. The Saskatoon Police Service Major...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2015
Several hundred people of different races and cultures also made their way to a TRC event in Saskatoon to celebrate today’s historic event. The mood of everyone gathered was one of joy and celebration as FSIN Interim Chief Kimberley Jonathan called today’s...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2015
After six years of emotional testimony, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has released its report on the horrors of Canada’s residential school system. It calls the system nothing short of “cultural genocide,” noting seven generations of...
