by MBC News | May 20, 2015 | Current News
The 12th annual Aboriginal Gathering on Diabetes is took place in Prince Albert on Wednesday. The event is put on by the Canadian Diabetes Association and aims to provide diabetes education and support for the Aboriginal community. This year’s theme is debunking...
by MBC News | May 20, 2015 | Current News
The largest class action suit in Canadian history is slowly coming to an end. Since 2007 nearly 2.8 billion dollars has been paid to 38 thousand claimants who suffered abuse at Indian Residential Schools. More than 6 thousand claims are in progress, while another 400...
by MBC News | May 20, 2015 | Current News
It will be at least four weeks before the La Ronge Medical Clinic returns to its regular building. he facility was smoke-damaged Friday in a fire that also gutted the adjoining Harbour Pharmacy. Clinic spokesperson Rhonda Oliver says the local health centre’s ER...
by MBC News | May 20, 2015 | Current News
Students from across the Treaty 6 territory spent the day in North Battleford learning about their neighbouring communities. A dozen schools took part in the first ever gathering that shared community history and interesting facts from each of the 12 bands that took...
by MBC News | May 20, 2015 | Current News
Three Saskatchewan based post-secondary schools are among the most recent institutions to sign onto the Indigenous Education Protocol. The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, North West College and Saskatchewan Polytechnic say they signed the document to...
by MBC News | May 19, 2015 | Current News
A 35-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 70-year-old man in Melfort. Early Monday morning, RCMP found the body of Alpheus Burns in his house. Later that day, RCMP say Candace Gail Moostoos turned herself in and was charged with...
by MBC News | May 19, 2015 | Current News
An activist group from Prince Albert is inviting people to stand up against violence and abuse toward women. RISE up Prince Albert held a kickoff event this morning to raise awareness on several events coming up in the city focusing on the issue. Conrad Burns, one of...
by MBC News | May 19, 2015 | Current News
A forest fire near Black Lake in northern Saskatchewan has been contained. About 34 firefighters and a helicopter are battling the 668-hectare blaze. On Friday, about 600 residents of the community of the Black Lake were evacuated from their homes and a local fishing...
by MBC News | May 19, 2015 | Current News
Students from the Treaty 6 territory spent the morning learning about communities like the Sweetgrass First Nation. The principal of the Sweetgrass school is pointing to pictures of Chief Sweetgrass and Strike-Him-On-The-Back. Janet Smith says Chief Sweetgrass’...
by MBC News | May 15, 2015 | Current News
Two male youths charged in relation to the murder of a 17-year-old in Pelican Narrows First Nation have been released on bail. The boys are among seven people charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of Hilliard Sewap, Jr. Police found Hilliard in...
