by MBC News | Apr 11, 2023
Jurisdiction over natural resources in the province are intensifying after First Nations leaders appealed to the federal government about possibly rescinding the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement. Last week at a special Chiefs gathering, Attorney General David...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2023
An Inuk university professor says post-secondary institutions must find ways to handle allegations of people falsely claiming Indigenous heritage for financial gain. She made the comment in light of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s recent announcement it is investigating what...
by MBC News | Apr 6, 2023
Carrot River RCMP are investigating after a child was struck by a school bus on the Red Earth Cree Nation. According to police on April 5 the child had got off the bus and was travelling in the same direction as the bus when they were hit. Paramedics and police both...
by MBC News | Apr 6, 2023
A 64-year-old man from Christopher Lake is charged with first degree murder after a man was struck by a vehicle outside a business. In a media release sent out Thursday afternoon RCMP said they had charged Reginald Durocher in the death of 34-year-old Ryan Clark who...
by MBC News | Apr 6, 2023
Indigenous employment continues to grow in the province. Off-reserve Indigenous employment increased by 1,600, marking 28 consecutive months of year-over-year increases. Indigenous youth employment was also up by 1,100, marking four consecutive months of...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2023
By Roman Hayter Tammy Cook-Searson has been re-elected chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. She earned 1502 votes, with John P. Roberts coming in second with 1102 and Bruce Fredrick McKenzie in third with 836 votes. In total, 3,440 ballots were cast, with 995 being...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2023
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) is investigating a death in the city. In a media release sent out Wednesday afternoon police said they were called early Wednesday morning to a home on the 700 block of Twelfth Street West to help paramedics. When they arrived...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2023
Photo of Jeromy Desjarlais. Courtesy of Facebook. In a poem by Jason Bourgeois, he describes the difference between purple and green crabs. “Green crabs are kinda the bad crabs that pull you down and pull you under,” explained director/producer Jeromy...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2023
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is looking to get the word out about some important hearings that are coming up. From June seventh to eighth in Saskatoon the commission will be hearing from Cameco, which has put forward an application related to its operations...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2023
By Roman Hayter Kitsaki Management Limited, the economic development arm of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, has acquired a 51 percent stake in AGI Envirotank. AGI is a privately owned manufacturing firm in Canada that manufactures and sells ecologically friendly steel...
