by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
Nursing graduates from the University of Regina now have a chance to have their Saskatchewan Student Loans forgiven. The provincial government has announced a new program to pay off school debt for graduates who work in rural or remote areas. University President Dr....
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
RCMP are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a missing First Nations man who suffers from epilepsy. Rodney Cannepotato was last seen on the Onion Lake Cree Nation on April 3. The 42-year-old man had just gotten out of hospital due to complications from...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
The University of Regina has announced a new incentive for Aboriginal students. Starting this fall, the school will be providing a $1,000 bursary to one student from each of Saskatchewan’s 74 First Nations. University President Dr. Vianne Timmons says it should...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
The national president of Habitat for Humanity says Saskatchewan is an example to the rest of Canada. Kevin Marshman applauds the province for its decision to double funding to Habitat from $1 million to $2 million. That will allow the construction of 40 new homes for...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
A northern student at the University of Saskatchewan is being honoured for his fieldwork in biology. Twenty-four-year-old biology student Jordan Mihalicz, who is from Beauval, has been awarded $500 for receiving the top mark in a field course at the Emma Lake...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
The first-ever Canadian Indian Rodeo Finals will be held this Thanksgiving — and Saskatoon’s Prairieland Park will be hosting the inaugural event. Previously, there was no rodeo finals for Canadian competitors of First Nations or Metis ancestry. Canadian...