by MBC News | Aug 18, 2016 | Current News
Colten’s Boushie’s brothers hold a photo of him outside a court appearance of the man accused of killing him. Photo by Joel Willick. It was an emotionally charged atmosphere outside North Battleford Provincial Court Thursday morning. Hundreds of people...
by MBC News | Aug 18, 2016 | Current News
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Louis Riel Relay returns to Saskatchewan. This weekend, Batoche will be the host of the 2016 edition of the event. The relay was a staple in the province in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Event planner Carissa Robb says the...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2016 | Current News
Brad Wall and Mayor Kevin Janvier visit the headstone and gravesite of Marie Janvier. Photo courtesy Brad Wall, Facebook There are certain days in a person’s life, where everything that happened before or will happen after is separated by that day. In La Loche,...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2016 | Current News
A five-year-old boy has died following a suspected hit and run in Big River on Wednesday night. RCMP say the child was riding his bike when he was struck by a vehicle shortly after 9:00 pm. The boy was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced deceased....
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2016 | Current News
A photo of Colten Boushie. Courtesy Facebook. People are planning to gather outside a courthouse in North Battleford Thursday, as the man accused in the murder of Colten Boushie is scheduled for an appearance. The 22-year-old Red Pheasant First Nation man was shot and...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2016 | Current News
SOAR recipient Rich Francis speaking with SREDA president Alex Fallon. Photo courtesy of Joel Willick. A Saskatoon economic development firm unveiled two recipients of a new Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Support Program this morning. Earlier this month, the Saskatoon...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2016 | Current News
On Tuesday, the premier and a contingent of cabinet ministers were in La Loche to announce more than a million dollars in initiatives for the northern community. The initiatives span seven different ministries and include $467,000 of provincial dollars towards a...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2016 | Current News
The federal government has formally apologized for the forced relocation of a First Nations community in northern Manitoba 60 years ago. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett visited the Sayisi Dene First Nation on Tuesday and apologized for the...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2016 | Current News
Gilles Dorval speaking at an event on the WIBF in Saskatoon on Tuesday morning In one week up to a thousand Indigenous and non-Indigenous business leaders from around the globe will be in Saskatoon. The delegates are in the city for the first ever World Indigenous...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2016 | Current News
A group representing the Idle No More movement says they are holding their own individual assessment of the husky oil spill. Last month 250,000 litres of oil spilled into the North Saskatchewan River and the clean-up efforts continue. Right now the Water Security...
