by MBC News | Sep 22, 2015 | Current News
Buffy Sainte-Marie has won this year’s $50,000 Polaris Music Prize. A jury of 11 music critics, bloggers and broadcasters named the album “Power in the Blood” the best Canadian record of the last year. The folk icon beat out nine other finalists for...
by MBC News | Sep 22, 2015 | Current News
There will be a new chief for a national aboriginal organization come Friday, and chances are good the chief will be from Saskatchewan. The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is holding an election to replace Chief Betty Anne Lavallée, who is stepping down. The CAP...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2015 | Current News
The new face on staff for Prince Albert Police Service emphasizes cultural respect for aboriginal people. Montreal Lake Cree Nation’s Julie Naytowhow is their new aboriginal resource officer. Her job focuses on helping victims of crime and traumatic events....
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2015 | Current News
The chief of the Buffalo River Dene Nation has been handed a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a 100-dollar surcharge for assault. Chief Eileen Morrison was scheduled to appear in provincial court in Dillon last week facing four charges. Morrison...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2015 | Current News
Two Saskatchewan Metis women who overcame incredible odds have received national recognition for making Canada a better country. Zondra Roy, 26, and Jo Ann Episkenew, 63, are two of the 14 winners of the cross-Canada Indspire awards for outstanding aboriginal...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2015 | Current News
Dozens of people from different First Nations are showcasing their culture in Prince Albert this week. The idea for the Prince Albert Grand Council’s (PAGC)first Culture Festival and Celebration comes from wanting to show that there’s more to First Nations...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2015 | Current News
When Pope Francis is in the USA next week, the Assembly of First Nations National Chief wants to meet with him. On Friday, Chief Perry Bellegarde said Pope Francis is set to be in New York on September 25 and that he’s sent a letter to secure a meeting at that time....
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2015 | Current News
A memorial walk in Regina on Friday began at the spot where a 16-year-old’s body was found five days earlier. Earlier this week, Regina police confirmed the teen’s death was a homicide – the seventh of this year in the city. Police aren’t...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2015 | Current News
The University of Regina’s child care centres are doubling their capacity. Education minister Don Morgan and the University of Regina vice chancellor Vianne Timmons were on hand for the grand opening Friday The Awasis Child Care Centre can accommodate 90...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2015 | Current News
The Shoal Lake Cree Nation has had enough of some band members drinking away their welfare cheques. Earlier this week the band sent out a letter to members informing them about a new social assistance policy. The memo warns band members that if they are found walking...
