by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011 | Current News
Fifteen people have been named to receive the 19th annual National Aboriginal Achievement Awards next February. They include actor Adam Beach in the arts category, federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq in politics, and Richard Wagamese in media and communications....
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011 | Current News
A group of youth from the Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region gathered in La Ronge last night to discuss the results of a three-year leadership program. Communities in the region were surveyed to find out what students in Grades 6 to 12 think can be done to...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011 | Current News
RCMP in Ile-a-la-Crosse say reports of a man with a gun entering a populated community centre appear to be false. Yesterday, Mounties received word that someone with a concealed firearm had apparently entered the building housing St. Joseph’s hospital, Rossignol...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2011 | Current News
A contractor in the province’s far north has won a prestigious award. Points Athabasca Contracting completes industrial projects with a focus on heavy, mechanical work. It employs a large, skilled workforce of citizens from the Athabasca Basin. Over the weekend,...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2011 | Current News
A 39-year-old man has been charged with second degree murder in relation to the 1992 death of Ernest Taypotat in Saskatoon. Taypotat was 26 years old when he was found dead in the 400 block of Avenue T South in the early morning hours of August 28th, 1992. Police say...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2011 | Current News
Jobs seem to be the number one priority for most northerners in Canada, according to a recent survey. The report, carried out by the Conference Board of Canada, looks at the labour force in northern Canada and the challenges it’s currently facing. In the report,...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2011 | Current News
The new First Nations pavilion held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. Drums and dancers, flute players and prayers all celebrated the very first time First Nations culture has had a place at the annual agricultural...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2011 | Current News
The looming downfall of the Canadian Wheat Board could be a golden opportunity for an Aboriginal grain company. Gordon Rauscher is the president of the First Nations Grain Commission. Originally launched out of the Hobbema reserve in Alberta, the company recently set...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2011 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s lone Liberal MP says his party is considering opening up nominations for new candidates to the general public. Ralph Goodale says the idea is laid out in his party’s recent roadmap to political renewal. In 2008, the party was embroiled in...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2011 | Current News
A liaison worker from the George Gordon First Nation, a St. John’s certified medical first responder from the Pasqua First Nation, and a hockey and baseball coach from the Piapot First Nation were just some of the recipients at this past weekend’s Women of...
