by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
Premier Brad Wall says he supports the idea of holding a public inquiry into the plight of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in the country. Calls for an inquiry were raised recently at the premiers’ meeting in Nova Scotia. Wall calls the issue a devastating...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
The provincial government is helping Alberta in its battle against the mountain pine beetle in an effort to protect the $400-million-a-year softwood lumber industry in this province. Saskatchewan is providing Alberta with nearly half a million dollars to prevent the...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
The incumbent president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan is being accused of creating a culture of “apathy.” Ray Laliberte is one of five people challenging Robert Doucette for the right to lead the MN-S. Laliberte says he is worried...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
A gospel jamboree for Canada’s first Aboriginal saint is getting underway today near Duck Lake. Today and tomorrow, members of the public can take part in a celebration of Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk woman who lived in the 1600s and is the first Aboriginal...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
North Battleford city councillor Ray Fox has received a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. The former Sweetgrass First Nation resident received the medal recently in Whitehorse, Yukon. Fox was there for the National Association of Friendship Centres annual general...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
Fresh on the heels of the Olympics, four youth with ties to northern Saskatchewan will be touching down in England this week for a major competition. The World Martial Arts Championships begin in Telford, England on Friday. Fourteen-year-old Precious Bird of the...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
A Montreal Lake man has been arrested after he allegedly threw a rock at a vehicle travelling across Prince Albert’s Diefenbaker Bridge. Police say the incident happened Saturday at around 10:30 a.m. After the rock was thrown, the driver then drove back to the...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2012
It has been in operation for 30 years, and now there is a new man to lead the Regina Food Bank into the future. Steve Compton has been appointed the new CEO. Compton has been the director of operations for the food bank for the last seven years. He says he is looking...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2012
RCMP say it appears alcohol may have played a role in a fatal crash on a Saskatchewan reserve over the weekend. At about 10:00 p.m. Saturday, paramedics rushed to the Sturgeon Lake First Nation after a collision between a pedestrian and a vehicle. The 20-year-old male...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2012
The incumbent president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan is standing behind his record as he campaigns for another term in office. Robert Doucette says he has worked hard to pay down debt at the organization, to separate business from politics and to...
