by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says it has received word there will be less government money for on-reserve housing this year. According to the FSIN — Saskatchewan’s budget allocation from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has been...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
The provincial government has released its first-quarter report on losses of public money and two northern health regions are involved. Saskatchewan Health says an employee of the Athabasca Health Authority has been fired for using a corporate credit card for personal...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
The leader of an Alberta First Nation says she wants bands across the Prairies to pull together to address the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement of 1930. Rose Laboucan spoke this morning in Prince Albert at the opening day of a summit on the NRTA. She says the...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
Parkland College in Fort Qu’Appelle and the First Nations University of Canada are partnering up to provide a Bachelor of Education program aimed at First Nations teachers. The long-term goal is a higher graduation rate for First Nations students, and a ready...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
An RCMP search team out of Regina was sent north on the weekend to search for a missing berry picker. A 58-year-old woman was reported missing in the Hall Lake area after leaving her home Saturday afternoon and not returning that evening. The RCMP was notified late...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
Saskatoon Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 33-year-old man. Jason Desjarlais was reported missing by family on July 27th — but hasn’t been heard from since mid-July. Family, friends and police are concerned, as it is his...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
The City of Meadow Lake has been fined in court for violating the safety of its workers. The city pleaded guilty to two counts under the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. A judge ordered the city to pay over $6,100 in fines. An inspection found two...
by MBC News | Aug 3, 2012
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan says the federal government will contribute $3 million to a new Aboriginal hotel and spa in Saskatchewan. The hotel is to be built on the Whitecap Dakota reserve near Saskatoon. Construction is expected to begin this fall and...
by MBC News | Aug 3, 2012
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan says the government is disappointed with a Federal Court ruling that says it was unreasonable to appoint a third-party manager to Attawapiskat. The court ruled a third party was the wrong way to address a critical housing...
by MBC News | Aug 3, 2012
Saskatchewan has recorded its first case of West Nile virus, The Ministry of Health says a man in a rural area, south of Regina, has been identified as a carrier of the virus. He gave blood at a clinic in late July. The man was exhibiting no symptoms of the illness,...