by MBC News | Apr 21, 2016 | Current News
Legal action has begun against the Chief and Council of Cote First Nation as well as the law firm representing them. A statement of claim was filed by three band members earlier this week at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench on behalf of all band members. The...
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2016 | Current News
A traditional First Nation ceremony that got out of hand will end up costing the Yellow Quill First Nation. On Sunday, a grass fire started in the RM of Corman Park during preparations for a sweat lodge ceremony, the RM’s administrator Andrew Tittemore said....
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2016 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s two northern MLAs will play prominent roles in the NDP opposition when the new sitting of the legislature begins next month. On Thursday, Opposition leader Trent Wotherspoon unveiled the critic roles and duties for the ten member opposition team....
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2016 | Current News
A steel mesh fence separating protesters from the Indigenous affairs office near downtown Regina was gone on Thursday. It went up Tuesday afternoon by order of the building’s owner, but was removed on Wednesday afternoon. About a dozen people have set up a small tent...
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2016 | Current News
Photo Courtesy SIIT.ca The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies is celebrating 40 years with a fund-raising gala Thursday night in Saskatoon. Several dignitaries and leaders are expected at the event including keynote speaker, Canadian television star Rick...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2016 | Current News
Wanda Fourstar and Christy Napope at the site where Napope’s body was found. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski About a dozen of Troy Napope’s friends and family shed tears outside Prince Albert on Wednesday as RCMP searchers brought them the closure they’ve been...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2016 | Current News
The Prime Minister is coming to Saskatchewan next week, but Premier Brad Wall is not even sure if he will get a chance to meet with him to discuss a number of issues of concern. Justin Trudeau will meet with 11 chiefs and council members of the File Hills Qu’Appelle...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2016 | Current News
A Regina-based developer is looking to make La Ronge the new gateway to the north. When it comes to big box stores in Saskatchewan, Prince Albert is the last stop for a lot of people who are heading north. But Richard Jankowski with Avison Young says they’ve...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2016 | Current News
A grassroots movement that opposes uranium development in northern Saskatchewan was praised in the House of Commons on Tuesday. The Committee for Future Generations was created after three northern communities decided to explore the idea of hosting a nuclear waste...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2016 | Current News
Troy Napope Nearly 11 months after Troy Cecile Napope went missing after leaving a party that had been held outside Prince Albert, RCMP investigators believe they’ve found his remains. The Saskatchewan RCMP issued a release on Wednesday afternoon, saying its...
