by MBC News | Aug 20, 2015
FNUniv President Mark Dockstator; Elder Mary Pelletier; and, Parkland College President Dwayne Reeves The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) is expanding its reach into Yorkton. On Thursday the presidents of the FNUniv and Parkland College signed a...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2015
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says engaging local First Nations communities in the resource sector is key to Canada’s competitive edge. The chamber is pushing for policies and initiatives that will encourage more partnerships and more aboriginal-owned resource...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2015
Two men are dead and one woman is in critical condition after the truck they were driving in rolled over on Wednesday night. Five people, all from Biggar, were taking a curve on Highway 14 just east of Biggar when they went off the road, hit a highway approach, lost...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2015
After crews and equipment from the United States helped douse northern Saskatchewan forest fires earlier this summer, the province is doing the same south of the border. Saskatchewan has sent a team to the United States to help deal with wildfires there. A bird-dog...
by MBC News | Aug 19, 2015
The First Nations bands challenging the federal government’s First Nations Financial Transparency Act argued in Saskatoon court Wednesday that disclosure of their business earnings would hurt them and help their competitors. One after another, lawyers for the bands...
by MBC News | Aug 19, 2015
A serious charge against Sturgeon Lake’s Henry Felix has been dropped. A rape charge, relating to an alleged sexual assault dating back to 1974, was laid against Felix more than a year ago. Back then, the legal term was rape. Through researching SGI records, searched...
by MBC News | Aug 19, 2015
A 15-year study into premature death finds the rate is more than twice as high in the First Nations community. First Nations adults between the ages of 25 and 74 are more than twice as likely to die from avoidable causes compared to non-aboriginal adults. The results...
by MBC News | Aug 18, 2015
A monument at the site of two former residential schools in downtown La Ronge has been repaired and returned to where it was unveiled a year ago. The monument was part of an emotional ceremony at last year’s Woodland Cree Gathering, which was held on the urban reserve...
by MBC News | Aug 18, 2015
The boil water advisory for the Saskatchewan city of North Battleford is over. The Water Security Agency has given them the all-clear, said city manager James Puffalt, who is pleased with how everything was handled. “Overall the plant does what it’s supposed to do,...
by MBC News | Aug 18, 2015
The province’s privacy commissioner is calling for changes to The Privacy Act and apologies to a former health aid worker who became the centre of political debate during the spring sitting of the legislature. The worker raised concerns about conditions at Oliver...
