by MBC News | Jun 11, 2012
A researcher with the Conference Board of Canada says she would like to see governments do a better job of outfitting northern communities. Anja Jeffrey recently published a report which concludes the togetherness and internal strengths of northern villages,...
by MBC News | Jun 11, 2012
Saskatchewan Environment is developing a strategy to deal with the increasing number of moose in the province’s south. The number of vehicle collisions with the large animals is increasing, as are human encounters with moose in urban areas. In fact, this past...
by MBC News | Jun 10, 2012
The Cote First Nation has reached a land claims settlement with the federal government. According to Aboriginal Affairs, the settlement includes approximately $130 million from Canada, minus some costs for negotiation. The deal also includes provisions for the band to...
by MBC News | Jun 10, 2012
The Cote First Nation has reached a land-claims settlement with the Federal government. According to Aboriginal Affairs the settlement includes approximately $130 million dollars from Canada, minus some costs for negotiation. The deal also includes provisions for the...
by MBC News | Jun 10, 2012
The Cote First Nation has reached a land-claims settlement with the Federal government. According to Aboriginal Affairs the settlement includes approximately $130 million dollars from Canada, minus some costs for negotiation. The deal also includes provisions for the...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2012
An ATV accident on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation has left a teenager in hospital in serious condition. Paramedics say the 17-year-old victim had serious injuries when they arrived on the scene shortly before 8:00 last night. It is believed she was not wearing a...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2012
A University of Saskatchewan research team is wrong when it says the government hasn’t done much to fix foster home problems. That’s the word from Social Services Minister June Draude. The lead researcher on the team, Caroline Tait, says over the past 30...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2012
The province is defending a plan to close homes for high-risk youth. Yesterday, SGEU President Bob Bymoen said the closure could cause problems — because high-risk youth could be housed with low-risk youth. Social Services Minister June Draude says steps are...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2012
A walk to remember murdered and missing women from the Onion Lake Cree Nation will be held tomorrow. Organizer Ruby Whitstone says one of the seven women being remembered is her sister, Violet Marie Heathen, who was last seen in May 2009. Whitstone says she wants to...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2012
A meeting is taking place in Sandy Bay today to try and mend relations between the community and SaskPower. Stephanie Roy McCallum is the managing director of Dialogue Partners, the group that’s facilitating the session. McCallum says it is their third visit to...