by MBC News | Jun 14, 2013
Two academics say when Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau went toe-to-toe with Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau last year; it was much more than a simple charity boxing bout. Kim Anderson, of Wilfred Laurier University, and Brendan Hokowhitu, of the University of...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2013
A male youth from Little Black Bear First Nation is facing a charge of attempted murder after an assault earlier this week. The incident, which took place at a home on the Okanese First Nation, was reported early Monday morning. Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP say it is...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2013
A University of Saskatchewan researcher says the residential school system, 60’s scoop and now inadequate child welfare policies have all served to normalize a culture where it is seen as acceptable for the state to take away Aboriginal children from their families....
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2013
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a pilot en route to La Ronge died in a crash in British Columbia yesterday afternoon. The victim is a 55-year-old former La Ronge resident. Officials say the Cessna twin engine aircraft took off from the...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2013
Cameco has been given the green light to begin production at its long-awaited Cigar Lake uranium mine. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has issued a mining licence to the company authorizing the construction and operation of its Cigar Lake Project. In its...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2013
Uranium giant Cameco is working to put together more long-term collaborative agreements with Aboriginal communities in Saskatchewan. The company has a 25-year history of working with northern communities, and has recently put together two deals worth nearly $1...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2013
About 850 people are gathered at the University of Saskatchewan today for a major Indigenous academic conference. The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association conference runs from today until Saturday. Chair Robert Innes says the international conference...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2013
An authority on early childhood development made a stop in La Ronge on Wednesday as part of a tour of northern Saskatchewan communities. Dr. Jean Clinton is a child psychiatrist and an Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Clinton...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2013
RCMP has confirmed the body found in a slough last week at One Arrow First Nation is 38-year-old Wilfred Almightyvoice. Almightyvoice was reported missing last October after family members did not hear from him for several days. His remains were found in the slough...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2013
Efforts are being made this week to start a blueprint for housing outcomes in northern Saskatchewan. A researcher from the Conference Board of Canada says this part of the province is leading the way in creating sustainable housing options for all of northern Canada....
