by MBC News | Sep 8, 2017
Georgina Jolibois. Photo courtesy georginajolibois.ndp.ca Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Georgina Jolibois is asking Ottawa and the province to send more firefighters to battle the fires in northeast Saskatchewan. In a letter to Minister Ralph Goodale...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2017
Areva’s operation in McLean Lake. Photo courtesy nuclearsafety.gc.ca Areva Resources Canada will be inducted will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce ABEX Business Hall of fame. Areva has been exploring uranium, developing uranium mines and...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2017
Fire map. Courtesy of the Government of Saskatchewan. According to emergency officials, the wildfires in northeast Saskatchewan have grown in size over the past couple days, but the threat to the communities remains the same. Officials say the fires have been active...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2017
Key First Nation. Photo courtesy of sicc.sk.ca Another band councillor from the Key First Nation, about 100 kilometres north of Yorkton, has been sentenced. The case came up yesterday and was quickly dealt with after years of delays. 52-year-old Clinton Key was...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2017
Education professor Marie Battiste. Photo courtesy usask.ca The University of Saskatchewan is honouring four Indigenous graduates for their contributions to Canada. The university nominated 10 former grads to be recognized by the Canada 150 Citizens Selection...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2017
Photo courtesy of SaskPower The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business has certified SaskPower with gold status for Aboriginal relations. It is the highest rating, recognizing the corporation as a good business partner and a great place to work. “The...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2017
Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. Screenshot from AFN General Assembly stream. National Chief Perry Bellegarde is encouraging Indigenous youth across the country to take to social media this weekend to share how they are connecting to their culture....
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2017
Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School. Photo courtesy Facebook. Survivors of the Ile-a-la-Crosse boarding school say their patience is running thin one year after the minister of Indigenous Affairs pledged to negotiate a settlement. On September 8, 2016, Indigenous Affairs...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2017
Laura Naytowhow. Photo courtesy of RCMP. UPDATE: Laura Naytowhow has been arrested in Prince Albert. Waskesiu RCMP are looking to the public for information on a 30-year-old woman from Montreal Lake. Last Sunday around 7:00 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2017
An elementary school in La Ronge has put out a warning to parents following an incident in a nearby neighbourhood yesterday. Pre-Cam Community School says it has learned a man in a truck offered to give a Grade 5 student a ride, and then threatened the girl. The...
