by MBC News | Oct 13, 2011
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Felix Thomas says First Nation community members of the STC could have the right to vote extended to them within a few years. Thomas notes, right now, only chiefs and delegates can select the tribal chief and vice-chiefs. He says several...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2011
A Saskatchewan man declared a long term offender for sexual and drinking offences received another sentence yesterday. Albert Bull was sentenced in North Battleford Provincial Court to one month in jail for violating terms of his release by drinking. In June, Bull was...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2011
Marchers took to the streets of Prince Albert yesterday to call attention to the problem of homelessness. The YWCA’s Rose-Marie Bird says several people don’t have a fixed place to live due to high rental costs. Bird says the situation is so bad some people are forced...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
A former Prime Minister of Canada was in Saskatoon today announcing a new program to help students stay in school and go on to succeed in business.The Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship program will begin at the Oskayak High School with funding from the Royal Bank of...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
A 52-year-old inmate has escaped from the Riverbend Institution near Prince Albert. Joseph Nippi was discovered missing from the minimum security institution during last night’s count. Angela Weber is the assistant warden of the institution. She says Nippi was serving...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
An internal investigation is being launched at the Willow Cree Healing Lodge after the recent escape of an inmate there. Twenty-six-year-old Terrance Bear went missing from the facility back on September 16th. At the time, he was serving a sentence of 13 years for two...
