by MBC News | Sep 6, 2013
Saskatchewan is making gains in Aboriginal employment but the Indigenous unemployment rate is still well above the provincial average. Within the Aboriginal community, the unemployment rate is 11.5 per cent – almost three times the Saskatchewan average. Energy...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2013
The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan will be dealing with the contentious issue of constitutional and governance reform at an assembly this weekend in Saskatoon. Most members of the provincial council say this assembly violates the MNS constitution, particularly the...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2013
Three companies owned by Athabasca Basin Development have made SaskBusiness magazine’s official top 100 companies list. Team Drilling placed 76th, Points Athabasca 79th and West Wind Aviation 90th. The rankings were revealed at a gala in Regina on Sept. 4 and will be...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013
Saskatoon police are looking for the public’s help regarding the death of an elderly Aboriginal man which is considered suspicious. On Aug. 19, around 9:45 p.m. in the evening, officers were dispatched to a call of an injured man in the 200-block area of Avenue I...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013
Saskatchewan Métis filmmaker Danis Goulet made history Thursday night at the Toronto International Film Festival. Danis’ feature, Wakening, is the first independently produced short film to open the festival. Wakening will debuted prior to the opening film, The Fifth...
by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013
The Saskatoon Food Bank’s milk program got a big boost Thursday afternoon from Cameco in the form of a $30,000 donation. September is “milk month” at the food bank and the mining company’s hefty donation will help ensure children, pregnant and nursing women will...
