by MBC News | Jan 31, 2018 | Current News
Over 200 hundred people attended a public information meeting in La Ronge Wednesday evening which was organized by a company which hopes to develop an open pit mine in the area. Garcia Silica has already acquired the mineral rights to about 43 square kilometres of...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
After two days of testimony, a clearer picture is emerging of what happened on August 9th of 2016 when 22 year old Colten Boushie was shot on a farm near Biggar. 56 year old Gerald Stanley is on trial for second degree murder in Battleford court. The last witness to...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates is calling form”immediate and long-term action” in improving the living conditions and support systems for Indigenous children and youth in Canada. Spurred by an emergency meeting on Indigenous child...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A man from La Ronge is scheduled to be in court tomorrow after being charged with manslaughter following a death earlier this month. On January 23, police were called about an altercation near a business in the 1200 block of La Ronge Avenue. A man found at the scene...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A Regina filmmaker is hoping her new documentary will be a catalyst to help restore the Nakota language. To Wake Up the Nakota Language is a short documentary by filmmaker Louise BigEagle. The film documents the journey of aging Nakota speakers who try desperately to...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Graphic death scene photos and RCMP expert testimony marked the first day of the trial of a Biggar area farmer accused of shooting a First Nations man to death in August of 2016. A forensic expert and a blood spatter expert were the first two witnesses in the trial...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The NDP’s provincial interim leader, Nicole Sarauer, met with Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne and other organizations in the northern city today. Sarauer is the legislative member representing Regina Douglas Park and currently leads the opposition. It is an...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The Aboriginal Head Start Program is a federal program aimed at supporting early childhood development for young families. Leaders from Star Blanket Cree Nation were on hand Tuesday morning to celebrate the grand opening of their own building devoted entirely to...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A new agreement is aiming to ensure stronger Metis education in Saskatoon’s public schools. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed this morning by the Saskatoon Public Schools and the Central Metis Urban Federation. The goal of the MOU will be to bring Metis...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
From a cast of 100’s, a jury of 14 has now been selected for the Gerald Stanley murder trial. The Biggar-area farmer is on trial for second-degree murder in the August 2016 shooting death of Colten Boushie from nearby Red Pheasant First Nation. Seven women and...
