by MBC News | May 31, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The spring sitting of the Saskatchewan legislature is now complete, and one MLA says northern residents continue to see broken promises by the provincial government. Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger says the NAD continues to be forgotten on major challenges, like high...
by MBC News | May 31, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Saskatchewan’s government union is demanding a full financial audit of the government’s decision to close the province’s bus company last year. The government closed the doors on the Saskatchewan Transportation Company last May as a cost-cutting move. However,...
by MBC News | May 31, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A Saskatchewan First Nation and band administrator has been fined for an environmental violation. The Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation and band administrator, Arnold Moosomin, were sentenced in North Battleford provincial court. The decision...
by MBC News | May 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Thousands came together on Wednesday to celebrate the academic achievements of several Indigenous students. Nearly 800 students graduating from both high school and university were honoured at the University of Saskatchewan Graduation Powwow. Several hundred more...
by MBC News | May 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
One of the leaders of a Sixties Scoop survivors organization says the government should not be in a rush to make an apology. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley apologized to Sixties Scoop survivors on Monday and the Manitoba government made an apology in 2015. However,...
by MBC News | May 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner Marie Wilson is challenging Canadians to think about how to incorporate reconciliation, post TRC. Wilson was a guest speaker at a diversity conference in Regina this week. Her presentation focused on how...
by MBC News | May 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
La Ronge town council has released details on upcoming changes to regulations and guidelines for alcohol sales and consumption in the community. The announcement was made last night at a public forum attended by about 60 people at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre....
by MBC News | May 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Keewatin Community Development Association and Northlands College are sponsoring the second annual Core Days. The two-day event begins later today at the Northlands College River Campus in Air Ronge. The CEO of KCDA, Randy Johns, says students, members of the public...
by MBC News | May 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Alex Maurice says he believes it is important to speak on behalf of veterans who can no longer speak for themselves. The president of the Saskatchewan Metis Veterans Association is part of a group who is meeting with a parliamentary committee in Beauval on Wednesday....
by MBC News | May 30, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A new study says food insecurity continues to be a major problem for Saskatchewan First Nations communities. The First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study looks at 14 First Nations communities in the province. It finds 37 per cent of Saskatchewan First...
