by MBC News | May 15, 2013
It’s a full house at the 10th annual Aboriginal Diabetes Conference in Prince Albert. Hundreds of people are on hand to hear the latest thoughts and presentations about the disease and how to manage it. Attendees are hearing how junk food and a lack of healthy...
by MBC News | May 15, 2013
A new project for the homeless could soon be created in North Battleford. City council voted this week to buy two vacant lots downtown for a pocket housing project. People who are homeless or at risk of being homeless could live there and get help learning how to do...
by MBC News | May 15, 2013
Aboriginal people who are living with diabetes can get a lot of information about the disease today in Prince Albert. The Saskatchewan chapter of the Canadian Diabetes Association is holding its 10th annual Aboriginal gathering at the Exhibition Centre. Organizer Brie...
by MBC News | May 15, 2013
Saskatchewan’s Provincial Disaster Assistance Program is coming under fresh fire. Just weeks after several First Nations criticized it, the Opposition NDP is following suit. Severe flooding hit the province in 2011, but several First Nations say they still...
by MBC News | May 14, 2013
Continued downward pressure on uranium prices in 2012 means Cameco has had to cut back production and eliminate about 100 positions. The Saskatchewan uranium company held its annual general meeting for shareholders in Saskatoon Tuesday. Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel says the...
by MBC News | May 14, 2013
A Regina-based lawyer is downplaying the importance of a recent decision involving residential school survivors. Last week, a chief adjudicator with the Independent Assessment Process ruled the government must provide more evidence through the claims process. That...
by MBC News | May 14, 2013
Some of the top housing analysts, experts, and innovators from across Canada are wrapping up a two day brainstorming session in Regina. The goal is to come up with effective ways to deal with the affordable housing crises impacting many Canadian cities. The forum was...
by MBC News | May 14, 2013
A Poundmaker First Nation man has been sentenced to three years in a federal jail as the result of a car accident which killed his best friend last summer. Robert Wilfred Badger pleaded guilty to three charges including impaired driving causing the death of Ryan James...
by MBC News | May 14, 2013
A major economic conference kicked off in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. Whitecap Dakota First Nation Chief Darcy Bear is one of the co-chairs of Saskatchewan Forum 2013. He says First Nations people have always wanted to be part of the economy but regressive pieces of...
by MBC News | May 13, 2013
They were prepared for the worst and hoping for the best, and in the end Saskatchewan escaped relatively unharmed from the spring melt. The worst is now over in a year that saw almost a third of the province under the threat of moderate to severe flooding. Patrick...
