by MBC News | Jul 19, 2016
Photo courtesy of laronge.ca Following yesterday evening’s power outage, La Ronge, Air Ronge and the adjacent Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserves are now under a precautionary boil water advisory, which will remain in effect until further notice. SaskPower’s...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2016
Prince Albert’s downtown liquor store. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce says City Council is stifling debate on access to alcohol. The province recently announced that it has 50 opportunities, as new liquor store permits become...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2016
It was another good year for the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation. It recorded profits of 65 million, half of which go to the government’s general revenue fund. From there, the money is split between First Nations Trust Fund and the Metis Development Fund. Highlights...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2016
The Nutrition North food subsidy program is expanding to five Northern Saskatchewan communities that had been excluded. They include Uranium City, Fond-du-Lac, Stony Rapids, Black Lake and Wollaston Lake. Partial subsidies were already available in Fond-du-Lac, Stony...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2016
Busses are being loaded in Saskatoon as residents of the Red Earth First Nation begin the 350 kilometer journey back home. They were forced to evacuate on Friday when it looked like the Carrot River would overflow its banks as it reached its peak flows after last...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2016
The Crown will be seeking an adult sentence against a 16-year-old girl accused of killing a six-week-old baby. The accused made a court appearance in Saskatoon Monday morning where the Crown announced its intention to seek an adult sentence. The 16-year-old is...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2016
The names of thousands of Metis Veterans are now etched into a memorial at Batoche. The Metis Veterans Memorial was first unveiled in 2014, and this year they had the funds to engrave the names of more than 5,000 Metis men and women who have served in Canada’s...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2016
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday in Saskatoon following the death of a 17-year-old girl on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation. Spiritwood RCMP and emergency responders were called to a home in the community on Friday morning about someone in medical distress. Attempts...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2016
Metis leaders from across Canada pictures with Minister Carolyn Bennett. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Metis people from across Canada have pulled out their sashes for the Back to Batoche festival. Some passionate speeches during the opening ceremonies on Friday touched...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2016
Saskatchewan residents are still on the move even though the storm system that caused all the problems has moved out. Evacuation orders were lifted in Arborfield and the Shoal Lake First Nation, but on the nearby Red Earth First Nation residents were bracing for peak...
