by MBC News | Jun 23, 2015
A coalition representing people with disabilities wants to see an increase of $250 a month in provincial funding. Right now, about 15,000 people are enrolled in the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability Program. Most are barely getting by. Today, they...
by MBC News | Jun 21, 2015
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday after the body of a missing Prince Albert woman was found. RCMP say the remains of 22-year-old Danielle Nyland were located Friday evening just east of Shellbrook. The wooded area is situated about 500 metres from where her cell...
by MBC News | Jun 21, 2015
Two people were taken to hospital following a collision involving a police vehicle and a pickup on the Fishing Lake First Nation. Wadena RCMP say the crash happened around 6:00am Saturday at an intersection on the main grid road on the reserve. The RCMP officer...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2015
Family violence is the number one factor in missing and murdered Aboriginal women. That is the conclusion of an analysis of the numbers and a progress report one year after the RCMP released its report into missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Over a 22-year period,...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2015
The Conference Board of Canada issued a report that northern communities need to heal from the effects of Indian Residential Schools as part of a northern economic growth plan. The report focused on how the north can plan for economic growth identifying three...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2015
All across the country, Canadians will celebrate National Aboriginal Day on Sunday. In Saskatoon, the University of Saskatchewan will celebrate the day with a lineup of dignitaries and entertainers. It will also be marking the 55th anniversary of the Aboriginal right...