by MBC News | Sep 21, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of saskpolytech.ca The Indigenous Relay Challenge is returning to Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Prince Albert today. Races start at 11:30 a.m., and will feature teams of ten competing in nine legs of relay racing. Segments of the race will feature...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Department of Highways. The remaining wildfire evacuees from Pelican Narrows are being allowed to go home. Earlier today, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Chief Peter A. Beatty rescinded the evacuation order for health priority (P1, P2 and...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck Less than a year ago, sod was turned for a $1.3 million dollar youth centre on the Pasqua First Nation, northeast of Regina. Indigenous Affairs put up $750,000 of cost. This morning, the ribbon was cut and the grand opening was held....
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2017 | Current News
The fire in view on Aug. 29. Photo courtesy Facebook, Vanessa Linklater-McCallum. With rainfall in many areas, the ban on open fires for all provincial Crown land south of the Churchill River, has now ended. There are now no active provincial fire bans in...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2017 | Current News
A photo used in Dion Head’s obituary. Photo courtesy yourlifemoments.ca Two fall trials for the beating death of Red Earth Cree Nation’s Dion Head have been cancelled, as the two accused have both entered guilty pleas to manslaughter. Ernest McKay, 22, and a male...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2017 | Current News
Chief Tammy Cook-Searson with her honorary degree. Photo courtesy Tammy Cook-Searson, Facebook The 2017 ABEX Awards are coming up on October 21, and two leaders from northern Saskatchewan will headline the award recipients. The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce hands...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of Welcome 2 Reality It is coming up to a grim anniversary in Northern Saskatchewan. In October of 2016, four girls between the age of 10 and 14 took their own lives. There was also a lot of chatter about the deaths on social media. There were also...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of fonddulac.ca A new chief has been elected on Fond-du-Lac Denesuline First Nation. Chief Louie Mercredi defeated incumbent Rudy Adam to be elected as the band’s new chief at an election this past weekend. Along with the new chief, the council...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2017 | Current News
La Ronge Provincial Court A guilty plea has been entered in relation to the April death of La Ronge business owner Simon Grant. Austin Bird, 18, entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in La Ronge Provincial Court today. The Crown is seeking an eight-year sentence,...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2017 | Current News
A 48-year-old man from the Poundmaker Cree Nation has died following a rollover. RCMP say the single-vehicle accident happened this past Friday afternoon on a grid road five kilometres south of Paynton. The 48-year-old was said to be the rear passenger of the vehicle...