by MBC News | Jan 7, 2020 | Current News
“I think the U of R has a big stain on them right now,” said Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief Heather Bear over the University inviting poet George Elliott Clarke to lecture and possible read the work of convicted killer Steven Kummerfield....
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2020 | Current News
“We’re sorry for the pain and sadness that you have experienced. We’re sorry for your loss of culture and language. And to all those who lost contact with their family, we’re so sorry.” Premier Scott Moe expressed those words one year ago in the rotunda of the Sask....
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2020 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The CJHL trade deadline is fast approaching. Junior A teams across Canada will have until Jan. 10 to make moves and put the final touches on their rosters in preparation of the playoff push. “Sometimes you are looking to make a trade, but sometimes, the best one is...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2020 | Current News
Prince Albert police are requesting public help to find a missing 16-year-old male. Kristopher Dominic Bird has brown eyes and brown hair. Police say that Bird has ties to Montreal Lake and Prince Albert. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2020 | Current News
First Nations people living in urban municipalities are being asked how they envision self-government and self-determination. The Coalition of Aboriginal Peoples of Saskatchewan (CAPS) is conducting outreach and engagement sessions examining representation. “There is...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2020 | Current News
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation will appeal a Court of Queen’s Bench ruling, striking down its claim that 600 acres of flooded land south of Reindeer Lake near Southend was never reserve land. In late December the court found the land surveyed in 1929 was flawed and...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2020 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
Despite outplaying the Flin Flon Bombers Saturday night at the Mel Hegland Uniplex, the La Ronge Ice Wolves dropped a 2-1 decision in overtime. “I thought we played a very solid 60 minutes, I thought the third period we kind of dominated, they were hanging on by a...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2020 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The La Ronge Ice Wolves picked up their fifth straight victory on Friday in Flin Flon when they beat the Bombers 5-3. “It was a great first period by us, I think the guys had a couple good practices and got their feet under them,” said Ice Wolves Associate Coach...
by MBC News | Jan 3, 2020 | Current News
Punnichy RCMP are searching for a 34-year-old man from George Gordon First Nation who is wanted for possession of ammunition contrary to a prohibition order and failing to comply with an undertaking. Levi Dwayne Gordon is described as Indigenous, approximately 5’8”,...
by MBC News | Jan 3, 2020 | Current News
The Saskatoon Police Service is requesting help from the public to find a missing 14-year-old female. Zandraya Swampy was last seen leaving her home in the 200 block of Avenue U North at around 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Swampy is described as 5’5”, 140 lbs., with...
