by MBC News | Aug 21, 2015 | Current News
The beating death of a six-year-old on a Kahkewistahaw First Nation two years ago is now the subject of a lawsuit. The parents of Lee Bonneau are suing the social services department for negligence. The boy was in foster care at the time on the First Nation, which is...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2015 | Current News
Duke is the subject of a complaint to RCMP. Photo courtesy “We Want Justice for Duke,” Facebook. An online petition demanding justice for a dog shot by RCMP on the Key First Nation last summer has now gathered more than 150,000 signatures. Video of the...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2015 | Current News
Two life-changing events have come in quick succession for a La Ronge couple. Rod Holinaty is the $14.2 million winner of August 5’s LOTTO 6/49 draw. The announcement came in Saskatoon on Friday morning. He said at that conference, he had a pressing question for his...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2015 | Current News
The provincial government has renewed another five-year deal to provide funding to the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI). It will receive $11.2 million over the next fiscal year. The money will be used to support the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2015 | Current News
Roadways usually get the brunt of attention during the summer construction season, but the completion of airport upgrades will benefit some important government-owned planes. Buffalo Narrows’ runway repaving took 12 days, and cost $4.9 million. “This particular...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2015 | Current News
Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief Wallace Fox says in his opinion, Bill C-27 is race based. Fox made the comments following Thursday’s court proceedings where federal government lawyers argued that First Nations failed to provide evidence to warrant a stay of proceedings...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2015 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre is saddened but not surprised by a Statistics Canada report that shows First Nations adults are much more likely to die prematurely from preventable causes than non-aboriginals. The 15-year study was compiled...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2015 | Current News
FNUniv President Mark Dockstator; Elder Mary Pelletier; and, Parkland College President Dwayne Reeves The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) is expanding its reach into Yorkton. On Thursday the presidents of the FNUniv and Parkland College signed a...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2015 | Current News
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says engaging local First Nations communities in the resource sector is key to Canada’s competitive edge. The chamber is pushing for policies and initiatives that will encourage more partnerships and more aboriginal-owned resource...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2015 | Current News
Two men are dead and one woman is in critical condition after the truck they were driving in rolled over on Wednesday night. Five people, all from Biggar, were taking a curve on Highway 14 just east of Biggar when they went off the road, hit a highway approach, lost...
