by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
A man will appear in North Battleford Provincial Court tomorrow facing 12 charges after a break-and-enter and police chase. Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Dane Meetoos was arrested last night after he allegedly broke into a North Battleford resident’s home, stole...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
A prayer service will be held tonight in Saskatoon for the late president of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. SIIT campuses around the province will be closed tomorrow for the funeral of Randell Morris. Morris died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the age...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2012
As many as 1,300 jobs could come out of a deal between the Saskatoon Tribal Council and Saskatoon Health Region. The two groups signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday. One goal is to increase the percentage of Aboriginal people in the health region’s...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2012
Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Rob Clarke is preparing to debate a contentious bill tomorrow in Ottawa. Bill C-428 is intended to amend the Indian Act and provide for its eventual replacement. Several First Nations leaders have been vocal with their...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2012
A well-known musician on the Canadian music scene and two talented youths have been named winners of this year’s Indspire Awards. The Indspire Awards were formally known as the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, and will be handed out next February at a...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2012
The White Buffalo Youth Lodge in Saskatoon is re-opening its community kitchen. The move was made possible through a $200,000 donation from the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon Tribal Chief Felix Thomas says the money allows for a major upgrade and...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
It’s a sad day for staff and students at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. The school’s president, Randell Morris, died today. Classes have been cancelled for the day and tomorrow while the family makes funeral preparations. Advanced...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
Premier Brad Wall has unveiled his plan to grow the province’s population to 1.2 million by 2020. The goal will require billions of dollars, tens of thousands more workers, and hundreds of millions in debt reduction. Right now, just over a million people call...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
Mounties are investigating a fatal crash near Big River involving a moose and a truck. Just after 3:00 this morning, officers attended the scene on Highway 55, about 35 km north of the community. RCMP say it appears the truck was travelling south when it hit the...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
The findings of a study into diabetes in the urban Aboriginal population finds it should be treated as a family illness — and that cultural healing should be part of the process. The research paper was released at a major diabetes conference in Vancouver last...
