by MBC News | Nov 30, 2017 | Current News
A barren-ground caribou. Photo courtesy Government of Yukon, Ministry of Environment. The NDP says the provincial government is once again ignoring the north. Environment critic, Cathy Sproule, says the lack of provincial funding prevented members of the...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2017 | Current News
Josh Bear’s parents retrieving their son’s hockey equipment at Yorkton’s Farrell Agencies Arena following his release from his Midget AAA team. Photo supplied by Tim Bear. *UPDATE – The Yorkton RawTec Maulers have released a statement saying:...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2017 | Current News
Regina Giant Tiger store where Ezekial Bigknife says he was followed by an employee. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Ezekial Bigknife is thanking Giant Tiger for firing an employee that was filmed stalking the Indigenous man through a store last week. The video of the loss...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2017 | Current News
Cumberland House Cree Nation Chief Rene Chaboyer at the Saskatchewan Legislature on Nov. 28, 2017. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The NDP Opposition is accusing the provincial government of ignoring its duty to consult with First Nations and attempting to rush through...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2017 | Current News
Two men are facing dozens of charges after RCMP conducted targeted enforcement checks on the weekend in La Loche. Police say 29-year-old Brendan Toulejour of La Loche was arrested on 27 warrants. The charges include six counts of assault, two counts of assault with a...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2017 | Current News
Marlene Bird leaves court after Leslie Black’s sentencing on Sept. 22, 2017. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The Prince Albert Grand Council Women’s Commission is stressing the importance of the story of Marlene Bird, following her passing on Monday morning....
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2017 | Current News
Regina Giant Tiger location where Ezekial Bigknife alleges he was racially profiled. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Giant Tiger is in full damage control mode. In a statement on its website, it says an employee accused of racial profiling is no longer with the company. It...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of brt6hc.ca The Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre is challenging Indigenous communities to install blue lights to deter smoking in homes. The communities of Little Pine, Moosomin, Mosquito, Poundmaker, Red Pheasant and Sweetgrass First Nations are...
by MBC News | Nov 27, 2017 | Current News
Athletes and coaches gather with Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Participants from the North American Indigenous Games and Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games were introduced in the provincial assembly today. The...
by MBC News | Nov 27, 2017 | Current News
Marlene Bird leaves court after Leslie Black was sentenced on Sept. 22, 2017. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. A Montreal Lake Cree woman who was set on fire after being sexually assaulted in 2014 died in a Prince Albert hospital early this morning. Fifty-year-old Marlene...
