by MBC News | Apr 17, 2018
Elderly northern fur trappers will not be seeing free licenses from the Saskatchewan government, despite advocating for this through a legislative petition. Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette tabled a petition Monday, requesting the government provide a trapping license...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2018
Two Saskatchewan professors have joined an international network of scholars in hopes to bring Indigenous knowledge into discussions of biodiversity and sustainability. Maureen Reed and James Robson are professors from the School of Environment and Sustainability at...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2018
The federal Liberals recreational marijuana legislation was under the microscope Tuesday, as senators of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples are examining Bill C-45 and how its impacts would affect First Nations communities. The government is looking to...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2018
It appears the legal saga of Gerald Stanley may be over. Stanley pleaded guilty to improperly storing firearms at a North Battleford courtroom Monday afternoon. The Biggar area farmer now faces a $3,000 fine and a 10-year weapons ban. Stanley must also forfeit any...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2018
Northern Saskatchewan MP Georgina Jolibois is demanding the federal government and the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls follow through on promised community hearings. Jolibois says her office was working with the inquiry on helping to set...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2018
The Lawrence Weenie Cup Indigenous hockey tournament came to a close in North Battleford on Sunday with the finals. In the senior recreation finale, the Red Pheasant Rebels got past the Mistawasis Warriors 4-3 in overtime to claim first place. Peter Ballantyne Cree...
by MBC News | Apr 14, 2018
The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan general assembly is underway in Saskatoon, however, it started with a bit of controversy. Former treasurer, Mary Ann Morin, stood in protest of her removal from her position. In December, the Provincial Metis Council announced they had...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2018
Two northern Saskatchewan Treaty 8 First Nations have received a combined $177 million from the federal government to settle an agricultural claim, with members of at least one band set to get individual payouts starting next month. Two sources tell MBC Radio News...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2018
The 18th edition of the Lawrence Weenie Cup Indigenous hockey tournament takes place in North Battleford this weekend. Twenty-four teams are scheduled to get on the ice. There’s four divisions, including senior recreation and legends. “Generally, recreational...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2018
The Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association has wrapped up its annual convention at the JRMCC in La Ronge. The event began on Wednesday with Youth Day, which included information sessions and display tables featuring traps, snares and other tools of the trade. The...
