by MBC News | Jun 2, 2014
A First Nations clothing designer is now one step closer to getting her designs on a national stage. Devon Fiddler, the founder of SheNative, is one of eight young people from across Canada who has been chosen for Michaëlle Jean Foundation Young Arts Entrepreneur...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2014
Organizers of the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Big Bike fundraiser say a team from La Ronge could make history Monday night. Uranium mining company Areva has agreed to match funds up to $10,000 – which means the La Ronge team could raise a total of $20,000. The...
by MBC News | May 31, 2014
Saskatchewan’s highest court is being asked to overturn the dangerous offender designation of Andy Peekeekoot. His case has attracted the attention of Amnesty International and the Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism. The 34-year-old was sentenced to an indefinite...
by MBC News | May 31, 2014
The Harper government is cutting a Manitoba program that aims to save the lives of infants. The Strengthening Families Maternal Child Health program, which has been hailed by the Health Council of Canada as a best practice, is on the federal government’s chopping...
by MBC News | May 31, 2014
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says he is unwilling to start from scratch on proposed changes to First Nations education. Valcourt said he is disappointed the Assembly of First Nations has walked away from its agreement with the government. The changes...
by MBC News | May 31, 2014
A national bestselling book that harshly criticizes Canada’s first prime minister is oddly enough the recipient of the Sir John A. Macdonald prize for history. Six months before the 200th anniversary of Macdonald’s birth, James Daschuk has been awarded the prize for...
