by MBC News | Jun 6, 2014
Prince Albert community members gathered this afternoon to march for the victim of a recent vicious assault. A homeless woman was brutally assaulted on June 1st at 10:20 am in the 1200 block of First Avenue West. She is currently in an Edmonton hospital where she is...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2014
The Supreme Court of Canada says an offender’s Aboriginal status does not need to be taken into account when the Crown is deciding whether to seek a mandatory minimum sentence. In a 7-0 decision, the high court says the only way the Crown’s decision to...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2014
The Saskatoon Indian and Metis Friendship Centre held its 30th annual Aboriginal graduation last night at the Prairieland Hall. The celebration allows all the Aboriginal students in Saskatoon to gather together and be honoured. Friendship centre executive director...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2014
Hundreds of students, staff and parents gathered at St. Michael’s Community School in Prince Albert for their 7th annual West Flat Pow Wow. The West Flat Community School Pow Wow was created in partnership with five community schools which are all located on the...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2014
Canoeists and kayakers will have an additional resource when planning their trip to the province’s north this summer. Currently, paddlers depend on the government guides to document paddling routes in northern Saskatchewan. But for the first time, these guides...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2014
It’s been a pretty good year so far for Lisa Bird-Wilson. The Saskatoon Métis author is the recipient of four Saskatchewan book awards for her collection of short fiction stories, Just Pretending. Bird-Wilson was also given a YWCA women of distinction award last...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2014
A police shooting in New Brunswick is bringing back painful memories for one Saskatchewan MP. Moncton RCMP concluded a 30-hour manhunt for 24-year-old Justin Bourque with his arrest early Friday morning after three officers were shot and killed and two injured...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2014
An advocate for Regina sex trade workers says the Harper government’s new prostitution law fails to address some key issues about the men who buy sex and for the women who sell it to them. Margaret Poitras is the executive director of the All Nations Hope Network. The...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2014
Leighanne Gardipy is one of 358 Aboriginal students graduating from the University of Saskatchewan this week. Gardipy is receiving a degree in law and is also a recipient of the DIVA Foundation scholarship and the Canadian Bar Association’s Saskatchewan Branch award...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2014
There may soon be more Aboriginal youth working in the resource sector thanks to a six-week summer program in northwest Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Resource Ranger Program educates youth between the ages of 16 to 18 in the natural resource sector. The program uses...
