by MBC News | Jul 19, 2012
The Saskatoon Health Region has released a new report examining the infant mortality rate in the region. The numbers suggest Saskatoon is largely on par with the rest of the country. The report looked at births between 2007 to 2009. The rate of infant deaths per 1000...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2012
For the first time ever, AIDS in Aboriginal populations will receive attention at an international AIDS conference being held in Washington, D.C. A Saskatchewan AIDS organization says it is high time. Margaret Poitras is the executive director of the All Nations Hope...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2012
A 19-year-old La Ronge woman who stabbed herself in the leg early this morning and then disappeared has been located safe and sound. The La Ronge RCMP were first notified of the incident just before 3:30 a.m. She left the scene before the Mounties arrived — and...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2012
About 5,000 people are expected to converge on Batoche this weekend for the 42nd annual Metis cultural celebration. The Back To Batoche Days Festival is considered the largest Metis gathering in North America. The singing, fiddling and dancing begins today with...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2012
Saskatchewan Education Minister Russ Marchuk has announced $200,000 in funding for the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan for research to improve education and employment for Metis people. The president of the MN-S, Robert Doucette, welcomes the funding — saying...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2012
Shawn Atleo has been elected to a second three-year term as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. The voting at the AFN annual meeting in Toronto went to three ballots, but Atleo easily defeated the seven other candidates. In the final vote, he received 341...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2012
A researcher with the University of Saskatchewan has published a report that finds diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate among First Nations children in the province. The groundbreaking research covers a longer period of time than any other childhood diabetes...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2012
The medium security unit of the federal penitentiary in Prince Albert remains under lockdown today. The move follows a large fight which broke out at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary Monday evening, injuring seven inmates. They are all recovering. Correctional Service of...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2012
Saskatchewan Environment says while no communities are being threatened by forest fires — smoke continues to be a problem. Spokesman Brent Krayetski says this is particularly true in the La Ronge, Southend and Pelican Narrows areas. Krayetski says atmospheric...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2012
A former candidate for national chief doesn’t think there is a clear favourite this time around. The Assembly of First Nations kicked off its annual general assembly today in Toronto. Tomorrow’s national chief election is the big item on this week’s...
