by MBC News | Sep 27, 2021 | Current News
By: Jessica R. Durling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal The Melfort and District Museum is receiving an Award of Merit from the Museum Association of Saskatchewan for their exhibit on Indigenous peoples and archaeology. The permanent exhibit was...
by MBC News | Sep 27, 2021 | Current News
A new youth Indigenous basketball league is hoping to teach the sport as well as life skills to its players once it begins in October. The Living Skies Indigenous Basketball League (LSIBL) will begin this year for youth aged 11 to 17 and is being supported by multiple...
by MBC News | Sep 27, 2021 | Current News
By: Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald Indigenous Day at Carlton Comprehensive High School on Friday served as a tribute to late Carlton teacher Victor Thunderchild, one of the teachers who helped found the school’s...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2021 | Current News
One person is in custody and a 37-year-old woman is dead after an incident in Choiceland early Friday morning. RCMP have revealed few details, but say the woman’s body was found in a home in the community at around 1:45 am. Her death is considered suspicious....
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2021 | Current News
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix Monday’s election sent thousands of Saskatchewan voters across a riding that’s roughly the size of Germany to elect a single MP. Buckley Belanger, the NDP MLA turned Liberal candidate...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2021 | Current News
By: Susan McNeil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald A new unit consisting of one sergeant and three constables with a focus of looking a crime trends and slowing them down will soon be operational in Prince Albert. The goal is to help...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2021 | Current News
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Dr. Jacqueline Marie Maurice doesn’t call her appointment earlier this month as the inaugural chief executive officer of the new Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation ironic, but perhaps it is. The...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2021 | Current News
Premier Scott Moe is getting pushback for his recent comments, which appeared to single out the Far North and First Nations communities for low COVID-19 immunization rates. In his post federal election response, Moe tried to tie Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2021 | Current News
RCMP are seeking suspects who allegedly fired a gun at a police vehicle on Mosquito First Nation. Battlefords RCMP say, on Tuesday evening, shortly after 10:00 pm they responded to a complaint about a vehicle with a gun in the community. When officers located the...
by MBC News | Sep 23, 2021 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Association is getting into online gambling. A partnership with the provincial government will see SIGA develop an app, for download to your phone or computer. SIGA said the app will likely support most casino games and sports betting,...
