by MBC News | Mar 9, 2023 | Current News
A day after Alberta introduced new firearm legislation, the FSIN is speaking out against similar legislation in Saskatchewan. In December of 2022, the provincial government introduced the Saskatchewan Firearms Act and like Alberta did so in response to possible...
by MBC News | Mar 9, 2023 | Current News
By Dan Jones The New Democrats are requesting that provincial government employees who have self-identified as Indigenous prove their ancestry. As post-secondary institutions develop and implement new policies to verify Indigenous identity in the wake of two...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2023 | Current News
The second degree murder trial of Keegan Nelson-Smith heard from two witnesses Wednesday morning. Nelson-Smith is charged in the death of Muhammad Venne, who died after a fight outside a home in Bell’s Point in June of 2020. The first witness heard from at the...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2023 | Current News
Heart Linked participants and staff gather for a photo during a retreat. Submitted by Heart Linked Interconnectedness is the name of the game for participants in Heart Linked Community Services Co-operative’s programs. The organization supports young girls in northern...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2023 | Current News
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations’ Special Investigation Unit is getting continued provincial government funding. $88,000 is being invested this year. The Unit was created in 2001 to provide Indigenous Peoples an avenue to report law enforcement...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2023 | Current News
SaskTel services have now been restored to many northern communities. Landline, wireless and internet services were down for many residents between midnight and 6:00 a.m. this morning due to crews completing more emergency repairs on the its transport network....
by Joel Willick | Mar 7, 2023 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority is celebrating the grand opening of the first sports bar in one of their casinos. On Tuesday night, the new Sevens Sports Bar at Dakota Dunes Casino officially held a grand opening and ribbon cutting. The new bar features...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2023 | Current News
A new documentary series featuring firefighters from northern Saskatchewan is set to make its broadcast debut Tuesday night. According to a media release from the Government of Saskatchewan, Guardians of the North, features northern wildland firefighters fighting...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2023 | Current News
By Roman Hayter The Piwapan Women’s Centre will be hosting a women’s wellness conference this month. The Women’s Wellness Conference is held as a way to celebrate a late International Women’s Day, which is tomorrow. “The Women’s Wellness Conference...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2023 | Current News
A new gas bar is now open on Muskoday First Nation. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Tuesday morning inside the new store building with a number of people from the community present to help celebrate. There were as well a number of local leaders in attendance along...
