by MBC News | May 27, 2016 | Current News
Of the 101 people identified in a one-night homelessness count in Prince Albert, 85 per cent are aboriginal. As part of Prince Albert’s federally-funded homeless partnering strategy, researchers undertook a survey on March 22 looking at how many people are on...
by MBC News | May 27, 2016 | Current News
The FSIN passed a large number of motions at its spring assembly in North Battleford this week. Among them, were calls to support Prince Albert Grand Council’s anti-bootlegging/transportation of alcohol initiatives. “We can’t stop everything but at least if we...
by MBC News | May 27, 2016 | Current News
A Prince Albert man is on a marathon mission to raise awareness about domestic abuse. Conrad Burns, 38, arrived in Regina Friday as part of his cross-Canada walk. He says he is being well-received, but his fundraising campaign has fallen a little flat. Burns arrived...
by MBC News | May 27, 2016 | Current News
Aboriginal youth gathered at the University of Saskatchewan on Friday to kick-off the first ever Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Program provincial gathering. The youth from across the province will partake in several workshops and sessions throughout the two-day...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016 | Current News
The Prince Albert cruiser pictured after a truck collided with it while trying to evade officers. Photo courtesy Prince Albert Police Service. Somehow, no one got hurt in a hot pursuit in Prince Albert on Thursday that knocked a police cruiser out of commission....
by MBC News | May 26, 2016 | Current News
Well-known Metis Musician Donny Parenteau is withdrawing as a city council candidate in Prince Albert. In February, he announced an intention to run in the fall civic election, but now he says his family and career commitments would keep him from giving Ward 7 the...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016 | Current News
Delores Stevenson holds a photo of family member Nadine Machiskinic It took nearly a year and a half for the coroner’s report into the death of a Regina aboriginal woman to be completed, however the findings will not be made public. The coroner’s office and police...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016 | Current News
Day 2 of the newly-named Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations spring assembly continued on Thursday with two presentations from federal ministers. Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amrjeet Sohi and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Management...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016 | Current News
The provincial NDP is looking to land some blows against the Sask Party in the lead-up to next week’s budget unveiling, delivering a series of questions on northern healthcare and forestry in the Prince Albert area. In Thursday’s Question Period, longtime...
by MBC News | May 26, 2016 | Current News
The FSIN’s name change grabbed a lot of people’s attention on the first day of its spring Legislative Assembly, but there were numerous other motions on the table for Saskatchewan’s chiefs to consider. A long list of amendments to FSIN’s Election Act was...
