by MBC News | Jan 22, 2013
The Saskatchewan Police Commission has approved the use of tasers by municipal police “in appropriate situations”. The commission says the approval includes strict controls and accountability requirements, including a post-use review each time a taser is deployed. The...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2013
A new report says Saskatchewan is falling behind both Alberta and Manitoba in terms of First Nations employment and the provincial government is partially to blame. The report is called Employment of First Nations People: Saskatchewan Lags Behind. It shows that in...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2013
A 28-year-old woman from the Kawacatoose First Nation was trapped inside her car in extremely cold weather after being struck by a train at Punnichy early yesterday morning. RCMP say the crash took place at 6:45 a.m. at the main crossing in Punnichy. Emergency crews...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2013
The Correctional Service of Canada has identified the inmate who died at Saskatoon’s Regional Psychiatric Centre over the weekend. Thirty-six-year-old Kinew James was found unresponsive in her cell Saturday. The CSC says life-saving measures were attempted and...
by MBC News | Jan 18, 2013
The First Nations University of Canada is doing everything it can to contact as many as 289 students who may have been exposed to contaminated blood testing equipment over the past nine years. It involves students who took part in a blood typing exercise in a biology...
by MBC News | Jan 18, 2013
A bit of a battle is brewing on the Standing Buffalo First Nation, about 80 kilometers northeast of Regina. A band councillor tried to arrange a disciplinary hearing against chief and council but apparently she did not have the proper authority. In the meantime, Chief...
