by MBC News | Mar 5, 2014
Police in Regina are searching for a missing girl. 14 year-old Angelica Laclaire was last seen in the city on March 2nd. But police say she was also seen, later that day, in Moosomin. There are also reports of a possible sighting in Brandon as well. She is Aboriginal,...
by MBC News | Mar 5, 2014
The University of Saskatchewan will be celebrating Aboriginal Languages next week. The school has announced that Cree, Michief and Denesuline will all be showcased in a week-long display of Aboriginal pride and culture. Annie Baptiste works at the Aboriginal Student...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2014
The minister of Aboriginal Affairs says he’s pleased more First Nations have signed onto the government’s land management act. The act allows bands to create their own land codes. This allows them to create businesses and zone the land for different things...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2014
AREVA Resources says it doesn’t have a timeline yet on when it intends to ask the provincial government to assume responsibility for the site of a former Uranium mine. Spokesman Jarrett Adams says there are no longer any personnel staffed at the site of the...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2014
A veteran emergency room nurse says she saw no medical signs that one of her ER regulars would be dead less than 36 hours after she last saw him. Cindy Penney, a nurse with more than 25 years experience at the La Ronge Health Centre, testified today at a...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2014
The Flying Dust First Nation could be without water for the next two days. A pipe broke in Meadow Lake this morning forcing the city to shut off water to the entire area. City manager Diana Burton says crews are working to restore service but it will take time: “Water...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2014
The search is on to find a better way of dealing with catastrophic floods on First Nations reserves. This morning in Ottawa, Senators from the Standing Committee for Aboriginal Peoples heard from two experts in Aboriginal banking. Harry Willmot of the Royal Bank says...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2014
Emergency shelters in Regina are using a coordinated approach to make sure the homeless have a place to stay as demand exceeds supply during this recent run of brutally cold weather. The Salvation Army recently expanded its emergency shelter beds from 32 to 52. The...
by MBC News | Mar 3, 2014
Four men and two women were selected at an inquest this morning in La Ronge to begin hearing details about the death of Walter Clinton McKenzie in September 2010. An investigation team has been unable to figure out where Walter Clinton McKenzie was for several hours...
by MBC News | Mar 3, 2014
Linking young Aboriginal people to potential employers is the focus of a conference in Saskatoon today. Roughly 69 companies are represented at the Future is Yours Career Expo and about 1,000 students registered. Event spokesperson Jamie Lerat says the career fair...