by MBC News | Feb 10, 2012 | Current News
More details are known about a northern man who was found unconscious near a Saskatoon landfill. Norvil Olson, who has been living in Prince Albert, remains in critical condition and is unable to communicate with investigators. Right now authorities are trying to...
by MBC News | Feb 10, 2012 | Current News
Cameco is reporting strong financial results in its latest quarterly report. Uranium production is three percent higher than initially planned. The company is reporting a 45% spike in revenue from the recent quarter, up to December 31st, compared to the same time...
by MBC News | Feb 10, 2012 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is giving a failing grade to a report on education. This week a three-member panel that was endorsed by the Assembly of First Nations handed in a list of recommendations on how to improve education at the reserve level....
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2012 | Current News
RCMP are asking for your help to find a missing Creighton area man. 74-year-old Joseph Angus Morin was last seen January 29th in Cranberry Portage, Manitoba. Morin is of First Nations descent. He stands about five feet, six inches tall, has greying black hair and...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2012 | Current News
One man is facing drug charges after a home was raided in La Ronge on Wednesday. 21 year-old Riley Lariviere has been charged with trafficking and possessing property obtained through crime. RCMP say members of the local detachment, a police dog, and its handler from...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2012 | Current News
Red tape, hostile land-owners and bureaucrats who don’t care were cited as just a few of the barriers facing First Nations leaders these days. Chief David Meeches of the Long Plain First Nation spoke last night at a hearing of the Standing Senate Committee on...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2012 | Current News
Recent census figures are out and show that by most accounts Saskatchewan is a booming place to be. The government says the provincial population grew by sixty-five thousand people between 2006 and 2011. The official total for the whole province is one million and...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2012 | Current News
The National Panel on First Nations education has completed its final report. For the last several months a three-member panel has crisscrossed the country gathering information on how to improve the education system on reserve. Lead panelist Scott Haldane says they...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2012 | Current News
This year’s Juno awards promise to have a Prince Albert flavor to them. Donny Parenteau has been nominated for best aboriginal album of the year. Titled “To Whom it may concern” the CD is up against four others for the award. Parenteau says he’s pleased with the...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2012 | Current News
A boil water advisory in Prince Albert has been upgraded to a boil water order. Samples taken from the water supply on Saturday and Sunday revealed the presence of giardia in low-concentrations. Cryptosporidium was also detected but in smaller densities. Dr. James...
