by MBC News | Dec 2, 2013
The leader of the provincial opposition says he’s deeply concerned about a leaked memo that he says suggests the Prime Minister’s Office is discouraging investment in Aboriginal education. On Monday in the Saskatchewan Legislature, NDP Leader Cam Broten read from a...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2013
The First Nations University of Canada has unveiled its first long-term strategic plan. It’s a five-year roadmap that will guide the work of the university until 2018. This follows a year that saw enrolment and revenues increase. Overall, numbers appear to be moving...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2013
An outfitter in Cumberland House says he is still experiencing the fallout from this year’s flooding. John Carriere says mud and water damaged several cabins owned by him and his family. He says they were eventually able to get the excess water out of the cabins but...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2013
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan says residents of northern communities should be kept closer to home during evacuations. This is one of several recommendations made by Professor James Waldram in his report on evacuations in the Wollaston Lake area...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2013
Regina police would like to hear from anyone with information on a missing Aboriginal man. Police say 32-year-old Ronald Matthew Kay was last seen at a Saskatchewan Roughriders’ football game in Regina on Nov. 10. Police issued a public alert on Friday but no leads...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013
Embattled Senator Patrick Brazeau has taken to Twitter to voice his grievances. The Mohawk appointee who is currently facing an RCMP investigation says he made a mistake in accepting Stephen Harper’s invitation to the senate. “For the record, I made a mistake...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013
Aboriginal seniors are the most vulnerable segment of society and unless there is a coordinated approach the cost in human and economic terms will be staggering. The conclusion was drawn by the National Health Council of Canada which did an extensive review of the...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013
The president of the Flin Flon Chamber of Commerce says he doesn’t have a problem with a new urban reserve in Creighton. Tom Therien says the Creighton store has only been open for a short time, but so far he hasn’t seen a drop in his own business. In addition...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013
A councilor from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is voicing her concern about Creighton’s advancement on the list of communities that could someday host a nuclear waste repository. Last week the Nuclear Waste Management Organization announced that Creighton had moved...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013
The provincial government says its annual HIV/AIDS statistical report shows it’s making progress on reducing HIV rates. There were 177 new HIV cases in Saskatchewan in 2012, a 5% decrease from 2011. The province says this is happening despite increased access to...
