by MBC News | Sep 19, 2013
SaskEnergy says it has surpassed its goal for natural gas customers in the La Ronge area. Spokesman Dave Burdeniuk says there was an increase of about 130 residential and commercial hookups this year – bringing the total number of customers in the region to 839....
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2013
Officials with the Saskatoon Health Region First Nations and Métis Health Service say they are pleased with a recent visit to the north. On Monday, they met with representatives from La Ronge and on Tuesday another visit was made to Stony Rapids. Health service...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2013
RCMP have issued a Canada-wide search warrant for a former employee of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation after a significant amount of money went missing from the band’s accounting department. Hugo Gallegos, 40, has been charged with theft over 5,000 dollars and...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2013
A University of Regina graduate student says the media needs to rethink the way it covers Aboriginal issues. Holly McKenzie wrote her Masters thesis on media coverage of missing and murdered Aboriginal women focusing on the Saskatchewan cases of Daleen Bosse and Amber...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2013
A dispute over exploration for oil and gas on the Thunderchild First Nation continued on in a Saskatoon courtroom Tuesday. Marilyn Wapass was arrested last month for violating a court order which prevents interference with seismic testing on the reserve. A group of...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2013
A new campaign aims to create greater awareness and understanding about what qualifies as a sexual assault. The “Don’t be that Guy” campaign was launched on Tuesday morning in Saskatoon. Heather Pocock, the assistant director at the sexual assault and information...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2013
BC’s child advocate says three child welfare bodies failed to protect the interest of a foster child who nearly died under the care of her grandparents in the Fort Qu’Appelle area in 2008.Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the BC Representative for Children and...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2013
A new report on the state of health care services in northern Saskatchewan should be in the hands of Health Minister Dustin Duncan later this week. The study is written by Dr. Dennis Kendel of Saskatoon who visited Ile-a-la Crosse, Buffalo Narrows, La Loche and La...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2013
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall did some minor tweaking to his cabinet on Friday. Russ Marchuk has stepped down from the education portfolio and is being replaced by Labour Minister Don Morgan while Rob Norris takes on advanced education. Premier Brad Wall admits...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2013
Métis Nation of Saskatchewan President Robert Doucette says he wants to clear the air. The Métis Nation has been embroiled in controversy for close to two months now and at a legislative assembly last weekend, a motion was passed to suspend nine area directors and...
