by MBC News | Feb 13, 2013
Golden Band Resources has a new leader. Mark Thiel is the company’s new interim president and CEO after his predecessor, Robson Garden, resigned suddenly for personal reasons. In a release the company says Garden will stay on as a member of the company’s board...
by MBC News | Feb 13, 2013
The First Nations University of Canada is making a donation to make life a little more pleasant for dying patients. It is donating six computers to Regina palliative care incorporated. The computers will be used to set up Internet stations for palliative patients and...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
Reaction to the news that Pope Benedict is resigning at the end of the month is pouring in from all four corners of the globe including here at home. Bishop Albert Thevenot presides over the Prince Albert diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. He says the news is...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
Members of the Idle No More movement are calling on the Chief of the Assembly of First Nations to refuse to accept a high-profile award. AFN Chief Shawn Atleo is expected to receive an Indspire Award for Education on Friday in Saskatoon. Indspire is the new name for...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
The prairie director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it is time for the chief of the Standing Buffalo First Nation to resign. Colin Craig says he is disgusted by the salary and expenses paid to the chief and band council. An auditor’s report shows Chief...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
Cameco Corporation is reporting a 41 per cent drop in net earnings for 2012 due to some uncertainty in uranium markets and a $168 million write down on its Kintyre project in Australia. Fourth quarter results also show an 83 per cent drop in net earnings and 84 per...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
The doors of a temporary homeless shelter in North Battleford are remaining open until April thanks to a new cash injection. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Development Corporation has provided the shelter with a $13,000 grant but its future still remains...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
A surge in births over the past decade is putting a strain on Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert. Health Minister Dustin Duncan toured the facility on Friday, met with staff and discussed challenges facing the health region. A decade ago, 1,100 to 1,200 babies were...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2013
Following a brief court appearance in Gatineau, Quebec on Friday, Senator Patrick Brazeau was released on $1,000 bail. Brazeau, who’s charged with assault and sexual assault, is expected to return to court next month. Under bail conditions, Brazeau cannot have a...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2013
The federal government held a closed meeting with some First Nations leaders on education in Saskatoon on Friday but clearly not everyone was on the same page. Officials from the Prince Albert Grand Council were at the meeting but only to state they do not agree with...
