by MBC News | Oct 13, 2011
A Saskatchewan man declared a long term offender for sexual and drinking offences received another sentence yesterday. Albert Bull was sentenced in North Battleford Provincial Court to one month in jail for violating terms of his release by drinking. In June, Bull was...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2011
Marchers took to the streets of Prince Albert yesterday to call attention to the problem of homelessness. The YWCA’s Rose-Marie Bird says several people don’t have a fixed place to live due to high rental costs. Bird says the situation is so bad some people are forced...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
A former Prime Minister of Canada was in Saskatoon today announcing a new program to help students stay in school and go on to succeed in business.The Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship program will begin at the Oskayak High School with funding from the Royal Bank of...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
A 52-year-old inmate has escaped from the Riverbend Institution near Prince Albert. Joseph Nippi was discovered missing from the minimum security institution during last night’s count. Angela Weber is the assistant warden of the institution. She says Nippi was serving...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
An internal investigation is being launched at the Willow Cree Healing Lodge after the recent escape of an inmate there. Twenty-six-year-old Terrance Bear went missing from the facility back on September 16th. At the time, he was serving a sentence of 13 years for two...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
Two youths have been arrested in connection with a house fire on the Waterhen Lake First Nation. The house, which burnt down September 29th, was under construction. It was supposed to be a home for RCMP members serving on the reserve. The two boys were arrested Sunday...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
An Aboriginal scholar is calling for Canada to develop its own Attorney General for Aboriginal people. Sakej Henderson says he feels the creation of such a position would help bridge the constitutional gap that he feels exists between Indigenous people and the courts....
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
Golden Band Resources appears to have jumped through a regulatory hurdle. The company says it has received approval to begin construction of its Mallard Tailings Management Facility. In a release, Golden Band says formal notification was published today. The Mallard...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
The process of delivering new emergency communications equipment to First Nations in Saskatchewan continues. Aboriginal Affairs is paying for the project, which is part of the Provincial Public Safety Telecommunications Network. With the new system, on-reserve...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
A northern businessman says this year’s wild rice crop is below average. Lynn Riese of Canadian Lakes Wild Rice says flooding devastated many areas of the province’s north. Particularly hard hit was the central region, including La Ronge, which Riese estimates...
