Outgoing Lieutenant Governor for Saskatchewan Russ Mirasty reflected on his time in the role with MBC News. Mirasty, a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, is set to conclude his 5-year tenure as the Crown’s representative in the province on January 31. In a...
10 northern women will embark on a new journey starting Friday. The women will be students in a new pilot program spear-headed by Cameco aiming to bring more skilled workers into the mining industry. The program, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Indian Institute...
A trial is underway for two women accused of the murder of a Metis woman in Saskatoon. Megan Gallagher was killed in the city in September 2020. Her body would be found in the South Saskatchewan River near St. Louis two years later. Several people have been charged in...
The past year for the Saskatoon Tribal Council was marked again by a continued push for governments to help support those experiencing homelessness. Over the past few years, the STC has put their money with their mouth is by actively engaging in supporting the...
“A miscarriage of justice” – that was a statement uttered multiple times at a press conference at the FSIN Head Office in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. The event was called following a court decision on Friday that saw a charge stayed in a high-profile THC impaired...
Last week, the City of Saskatoon released the results of a Point in Time homelessness count from October. The results were shocking, showing a drastic rise in numbers from two years prior. In 2022, a similar count found just under 600 people experiencing homelessness...
The Chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council is calling for immediate action to address homelessness in Saskatoon. A Point-in Time homelessness count was conducted in the city in October. The shocking results of that count were released on Thursday showing Saskatoon as...
In 2019, Saskatchewan’s Provincial Auditor gave the Northern Lights School Division several recommendations to improve purchasing practices. The recommendations came following an audit of the school division the year prior. The auditor felt the school division...
A man who admitted to murdering a Metis woman in Saskatoon over four years ago has been sentenced to life in prison. Megan Gallagher was killed in 2020 with her body found nearly two years later in the South Saskatchewan River. Five people were accused of murdering...
On Saturday, the Manitoba Métis Federation signed a historic modern Métis treaty with the federal government – the first of its kind in the country. While the agreement doesn’t come with a list of benefits for Métis in Manitoba, it commits Canada to working with...
