by MBC News | Aug 10, 2015
A new face representing the Green Party in a northern Saskatchewan riding plans to stand out against political veterans this federal election. The Green Party’s Warren Koch is a nurse who’s been elected to represent nurses in provincial groups, but is the only...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2015
The Ochapowace First Nation, about 185 kilometers east of Regina, has more than doubled in population as it hosts an event that has been part of aboriginal history in Saskatchewan since 1974. More than 3,000 aboriginal athletes from 71 First Nations have descended on...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2015
Canine officers with Saskatoon Police Service tracked down two 16-year-old boys in relation to a car theft early Sunday morning. The car had been reported missing earlier, when an officer spotted it. After that, two males ran from the vehicle, which was parked in the...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2015
Hugo Gallegos stood to his feet in a packed Saskatoon courtroom today, pleading guilty to six fraud and theft-related charges. Between 2009 and 2013, Gallegos stole $5.8 million from the Whitecap Dakota First Nation while employed as an accountant for the band....
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2015
An HIV researcher says the life expectancy of infected individuals who get treatment has improved dramatically, but he is not sure why the numbers are lower for the Aboriginal population. Dr. Robert Hogg says the average life expectancy is now about 65 for someone...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2015
The chief of the Odanak First Nation in Quebec expects the federal government to appeal a court decision handed down this week that says the Indian Act still discriminates against women. At issue is retaining status rights for the descendants of Indian women who marry...
