by MBC News | Mar 29, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The Battle of the Bands Aboriginal Hockey Tournament kicks off in North Battleford Friday. It’s expected 18 teams will compete for the $10,000 up for grabs in the recreation division. Officials are expecting some fairly well-known players to take part. “I’ve got a guy...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The federal Liberal government has introduced legislation to amend the criminal justice system. The major bill is meant to modernize the system and speed up the court process. Some of the sections of the Criminal Code proposed for amendment have not been considered in...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that requires leaders of the Onion Lake Cree Nation to publish financial info containing salaries of the band’s chief and council. The original ruling came down from the Court of Queen’s Bench in June of...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A Pinehouse man who was taken from his family during the Sixties Scoop will play a role in determining the future of childcare for Metis children in the country. Gary Tinker has been tasked to come up with ideas on how Metis leaders should use the $1,000,000 in...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Saskatoon police are looking to the public for information on a murder that happened nearly three years ago. On April 1, 2015, the body of 16-year-old Danil Tsannie was found outside a home in the 100 block of Avenue I North. Investigators say Tsannie had arrived at...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A Treaty 6 medallion has taken a prominent spot inside a small Saskatoon school. Several dignitaries, First Nation leaders, educators, parents and students gathered at St. Paul School on Wednesday morning to celebrate the installation of the medal in the Catholic...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The Junior Winter Games, put on by the Northern Lights School Division, have come to a close in Cumberland House. Students from Grades 6 to 9 took part in the action. The northern students competed in various sports, as well as arts and cultural events. “The students...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A new poll by Insightrix indicates 70 per cent of social media users in Saskatchewan have witnessed racial bigotry on social media. The poll found that 55 per cent of Saskatchewan social media users indicate they have seen someone, other than themselves, harassed on...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A general election was held yesterday for members of the Cumberland House Cree Nation and the incumbent chief is returning to office. Unofficial results indicate Rene Chaboyer received 326 votes. His closest competitor, James E. Carriere, received 217 votes. William...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The 2018 National Aboriginal Curling Championships kick off on Friday in Saskatoon. Officials are expecting around 40 teams to take part in the action at the Granite Curling Club. There’s a men’s and a women’s division, with over $20,000 in total...
