by MBC News | Jan 19, 2015
Aboriginal student enrolment is up at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. The institution’s latest census numbers show Indigenous enrolment is up by seven per cent to almost 3,300 students. Enrolment in language instruction for newcomers to Canada also increased by 277 students...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2015
A northern Saskatchewan mayor is disappointed with what he feels is a lack of infrastructure plans by the provincial government for the north. Ile a la Crosse mayor Duane Favel and other northern mayors and councillors met at a New North gathering in Prince Albert...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2015
A First Nations man and North Battleford City Councillor will be running for the Liberal Party of Canada in the Battleford/Lloydminster constituency. Ray Fox said his decision to run for the Liberals was supported by his trust in leader Justin Trudeau. “Justin Trudeau...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2015
About 50 people gathered in Saskatoon Friday for the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan’s first official meeting in almost two years. The meeting was organized after a judge ordered the MNS to hold a provincial council meeting by Jan. 23. Two sides within the organization...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2015
Added security was put in place at Regina Court of Queen’s Bench this morning as the murder trial of 34-year-old Adam Cyr resumed with the prosecution’s final witness. Cyr is accused of beating two-year-old Natalia Shingoose to death in June of 2012. The...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2015
A University of Saskatchewan professor says a clear and concise agenda for northern Saskatchewan will catch the attention of the government. Dr. Ken Coates spoke at a New North gathering of northern municipal leaders yesterday. During his presentation, Coates...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2015
An opportunity for young Aboriginal entrepreneurs to win money for their ideas is coming to the University of Saskatchewan later this month. Starting on January 24, Aboriginal entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to create a business plan and compete for $10,000 in...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2015
Elected members of the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan gathered in Saskatoon Friday morning for their first official meeting in almost two years. At the end of December, a judge ordered the organization to hold a provincial council meeting by Jan. 23. An internal...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2015
The NDP Opposition’s Aboriginal Affairs critic says a new international report on missing and murdered Aboriginal women in British Columbia confirms what a number of groups have been saying all along. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights report makes a number...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2015
The Saskatchewan Research Council has been granted a ten-year licence to clean up the Gunnar uranium mine site in northern Saskatchewan. The waste nuclear substance licence has been granted by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. In granting the licence, CNSC says...
