by MBC News | Sep 8, 2016
Self-declared Aboriginal student enrolment at the University of Saskatchewan is up 8.4 per cent this school year over last year. The university says, as of the first day of classes (September 6), there were a total of 2,224 Indigenous students registered in fall...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2016
Brothers of Colten Boushie hold a photo of him outside a court appearance of his accused killer. Photo by Joel Willick. Students, professors and activists are gathering at the University of Saskatchewan Thursday night for what organizers are saying will be a frank...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2016
Logo courtesy of ccab.com There have been a lot of studies done on what the roadblocks are to economic development for First Nations in Canada, but the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business says it has come up with a plan that offers solutions and is groundbreaking...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2016
Residential school cemetery. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Two years ago, barely anyone knew it even existed, now a small residential school cemetery on Regina’s western outskirts is on the verge of being protected and preserved as a heritage site. A woman, originally...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2016
Education Minister Don Morgan. Photo courtesy Saskatchewan.ca Saskatchewan’s education minister has some high praise for a program in North Battleford aimed at increasing graduation rates for Aboriginal students. Don Morgan was in the city on Wednesday. He was...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2016
File photo A 60-year-old man from Timber Bay, Saskatchewan is facing money laundering charges. Joseph Lavallee will make his first court appearance September 26th, 2016 in Prince Albert. The scam came to the RCMP’s attention in La Ronge when a man reported suspicious...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2016
A photo of the caravan participants. Courtesy the Treaty 8 Justice for the Peace Caravan Facebook page. A Caravan travelling across Canada raising awareness about a proposed mega dam site in British Columbia is stopping in Saskatoon Tuesday night. The group is aiming...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2016
Donna Bear with Thomas Pratt and Robert Cote Jr. Photo courtesy Facebook, Donna Bear. A Treaty 4 flag has been waving at one of the Standing Rock camps at the south end of north Dakota for the past week, bringing a reminder that First Nations opposition to the Dakota...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2016
University President Peter Stoicheff at the announcement. New funding for the University of Saskatchewan has the potential to make the university a world leader in water-based research. The federal government announced nearly $78 million in funding Tuesday morning for...
by MBC News | Sep 2, 2016
A man from Cote First Nation has made his first court appearance related to the Aug. 13 death of a woman who was found dead in a home on the reserve. Morgan Cote, 34, is charged with second-degree murder of the 20-year-old woman. She was pronounced deceased after...
