by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
Snowmobiler Killed Near Abandoned Northern Mine Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 14:30 The RCMP is confirming details of a fatal snowmobile accident in northern Saskatchewan over the weekend. 39-year-old Donald “Dino” Bird died Saturday night in a...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
Aboriginal Business Certification Program Expands Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 14:28 A certification program for companies wishing to do business with Aboriginal communities is going online. The Progressive Aboriginal Relations Program launched 10 years ago. ...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
Healing Lodge Gets Federal Money Monday, January 10, 2011 at 16:35 The Willow Cree Healing Lodge is getting money for an expansion. Today the federal government announced $55 million of spending into the healing lodge, the Riverband institution in Prince Albert...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
Correctional Centre a “Warehouse”: Judge Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:28 The Prince Albert Correctional Centre is being called little more than a “warehouse” for inmates by a provincial court judge. In a written ruling last week,...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
Federal Status of Women Committee to Meet in P.A. Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:25 The Federal Committee on the Status of Women is making a trip to Prince Albert this week. The committee will hold a hearing at the Prince Albert Inn to hear from local...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
Drug Bust in Yorkton-Area Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:19 A total of 16 people have been arrested following a six-month RCMP investigation into the trafficking of prescription narcotics in the Yorkton and Kamsack areas. Half of the suspects hail from the Cote,...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
Concerns Growing Over Proposed Mine Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:18 Concerns over a proposed potash mine on a Saskatchewan First Nation are growing. Elders from the Muskowekwan First Nation hosted a community meeting yesterday, hoping to hear more answers from...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
More Growth for First Nations Bank of Canada Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:12 The First Nations Bank of Canada is reporting another year of growth for its 2010 fiscal year. Chief Executive Officer Keith Martel says loan volumes grew by more than 20 per cent to...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
Woman Named Long-Term Offender Friday, January 07, 2011 at 16:56 A 25-year-old woman from Regina has been sentenced for two robberies in 2007. She is now also the second woman in Saskatchewan to be named a long-term offender. Josephine Shelley Lynn Pelletier...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2011 | Current News
Councilor Calls For Tribal Police Force Friday, January 07, 2011 at 16:50 Concerns over gang activity have prompted calls for a tribal police force on a northern reserve. Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation councilor Art Dorion says something needs to be done to curb...