by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand says a home in the city’s Montgomery Place neighbourhood is the best location for a proposed preschool, despite concerns from some residents. The Saskatoon Tribal Council hopes to purchase a home on 11th Street West to expand...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News
On the heels of strong job numbers in the province, Aboriginal, Métis and First Nations unemployment fell in September, but has been on the rise over the past year. According to figures released by the Saskatchewan Bureau of Stats Friday, The First Nations Labour...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News
Cameco’s financial and operating results for the third quarter were released today, saying it earned $28 million in net earnings this latest quarter, compared to a loss in the same quarter of last year. The total revenue was up by $2 million. Production volumes were...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The province was celebrating the 10th anniversary of offering treaty education in Saskatchewan schools on Friday. As part of the celebration, the government has rolled out an enhanced treaty education resource kit for teachers in kindergarten to Grade Nine classrooms....
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The government’s decision to arm conservation officers with semi-automatic assault rifles could lead to more deaths of Indigenous people in rural Saskatchewan, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says. The government is standing firm that the officers need...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News
The RCMP in north conducted a three day road safety blitz in late October, targeting roadways in the Buffalo Narrows, Dillion, Ile a la Crosse and Turnor Lake areas. “During the three days, 50 tickets under the Traffic Safety Act, 69 warnings, and 7 vehicle...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Three on-reserve drinking water advisories have been lifted this past October in Saskatchewan. The long-term advisory in Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation was cancelled after 16 months. The remedy was a replaced filter and new training for the water plant’s...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
The La Ronge Ice Wolves are getting set for two games at home this weekend against the Yorkton Terriers. The Ice Wolves and Terriers have both dropped their last two games. La Ronge is coming off a 2-1 setback in Humboldt on Wednesday evening. “We just got to keep...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News
A public inquest for 22-year-old Brydon Whitstone will take place December 3-7 in Battleford. Whitstone of the Onion Lake First Nation was fatally shot on October 21, 2017 in an altercation with RCMP in North Battleford. The inquest is to determine the circumstances...
by MBC News | Nov 2, 2018 | Current News
The community of La Ronge is getting a new provincial court judge. Erin Layton has been appointed to the bench. Layton, who has a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan, has worked as a Legal Aid lawyer in Prince Albert and La Ronge. “She has made valuable...
