by MBC News | Jun 2, 2017
The Friday announcement of new projects was made at legislature. Photo courtesy saskatchewan.ca Seven northern Saskatchewan communities are set to receive $9.9 million in provincial and federal Clean Water and Wastewater Fund money for local water infrastructure...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2017
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde file photo Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde is calling for faster results in regard to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on its calls to action. His comments come on the two-year anniversary of the...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2017
MCpl. Clayton Matchee in the early 90s. Photo courtesy flyingdust.net People’s horror stories of a military-issued antimalarial drug have made a mark on the Armed Forces policy on the drug’s use, but researchers and advocates say a report released this week does...
by MBC News | May 31, 2017
file photo Just days after electing a new Provincial Metis Council, the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan has had its federal funding reinstated. Vice-president Gerald Morin says the core funding for the organization for this year will be around $3.5 million. He says...
by MBC News | May 31, 2017
Photo courtesy of U of S Three Indigenous PhD students at the University of Saskatchewan have been awarded 2017 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. The Vanier scholarships recognize top-tier PhD students who demonstrate excellence in academia, research impact and...
by MBC News | May 31, 2017
Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. A federal judge has reserved his decision on whether a number of regulations introduced in the months before the Lac La Ronge Indian Band election were within the band’s power to enact. This comes after a...
by MBC News | May 31, 2017
Weapons, cash and drugs recovered by Meadow Lake RCMP Six people have been charged after reports of gunfire in Meadow Lake early Monday morning. Mounties say 20-year-old Draysen Bigham was arrested and is facing numerous charges, including careless use of a firearm...
by MBC News | May 31, 2017
Photo courtesy University of Saskatchewan The bowl on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan will be alive with Indigenous song and dance, as the annual graduation pow wow takes place today. The event has been an event at the U of S for over thirty years. It has...
by MBC News | May 31, 2017
Charlene Thompson. Photo courtesy of University of Saskatchewan. A University of Saskatchewan PhD student will be looking at inequities in health care access in First Nations communities during a three-year study. Charlene Thompson was awarded a $108,000 grant from...
by MBC News | May 30, 2017
Fauna Kingdon is one of three Indspire Youth Laureates partaking in a Cross-Canada tour to showcase the Indspire program. Photo by Joel Willick. A group of successful Aboriginal post-graduate students are hoping their stories of success will motivate other Indigenous...
