by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
The University of Regina has announced a new incentive for Aboriginal students. Starting this fall, the school will be providing a $1,000 bursary to one student from each of Saskatchewan’s 74 First Nations. University President Dr. Vianne Timmons says it should...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
The national president of Habitat for Humanity says Saskatchewan is an example to the rest of Canada. Kevin Marshman applauds the province for its decision to double funding to Habitat from $1 million to $2 million. That will allow the construction of 40 new homes for...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
A northern student at the University of Saskatchewan is being honoured for his fieldwork in biology. Twenty-four-year-old biology student Jordan Mihalicz, who is from Beauval, has been awarded $500 for receiving the top mark in a field course at the Emma Lake...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
The first-ever Canadian Indian Rodeo Finals will be held this Thanksgiving — and Saskatoon’s Prairieland Park will be hosting the inaugural event. Previously, there was no rodeo finals for Canadian competitors of First Nations or Metis ancestry. Canadian...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
A recent court ruling against the federal government is being met with applause. The case involves a disabled 16-year-old boy from the Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia. The teenager, whose first name is Jeremy, requires 24-hour care from his mother....
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
The Peepeekisis First Nation has told Ottawa it won’t sign onto the government’s contribution funding agreement. According to a headman with the First Nation, the band is unhappy with the way the deal was struck. In an interview, Allan Bird says...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2013
The First Nations University of Canada has a new president. Late Monday afternoon, the school announced that Dr. Doyle Anderson had suddenly resigned. The reasons for his departure are said to be connected to family and health. David Sharpe is the school’s...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2013
The forecast for spring flooding in Saskatchewan is now even worse — and the potential flood areas are even greater. The latest forecast was released this morning by Ken Cheveldayoff, the minister responsible for the province’s Water Security Agency. He is...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2013
A Regina pawn shop with $200,00 worth of merchandise is buried under its own roof. At about 7:00 a.m. today, the roof at Absolute Cash, in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood, gave way under the weight of heavy snow and ice. The roof collapsed from just inside...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2013
Premier Brad Wall says a new partnership agreement between Canada and India will be a major boost for the province’s uranium industry. Wall joined Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver in Saskatoon on Monday morning to announce the signing of the Canada-India...
