by MBC News | Oct 17, 2012
Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Rob Clarke is preparing to debate a contentious bill tomorrow in Ottawa. Bill C-428 is intended to amend the Indian Act and provide for its eventual replacement. Several First Nations leaders have been vocal with their...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2012
A well-known musician on the Canadian music scene and two talented youths have been named winners of this year’s Indspire Awards. The Indspire Awards were formally known as the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, and will be handed out next February at a...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2012
The White Buffalo Youth Lodge in Saskatoon is re-opening its community kitchen. The move was made possible through a $200,000 donation from the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon Tribal Chief Felix Thomas says the money allows for a major upgrade and...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
It’s a sad day for staff and students at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. The school’s president, Randell Morris, died today. Classes have been cancelled for the day and tomorrow while the family makes funeral preparations. Advanced...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
Premier Brad Wall has unveiled his plan to grow the province’s population to 1.2 million by 2020. The goal will require billions of dollars, tens of thousands more workers, and hundreds of millions in debt reduction. Right now, just over a million people call...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
Mounties are investigating a fatal crash near Big River involving a moose and a truck. Just after 3:00 this morning, officers attended the scene on Highway 55, about 35 km north of the community. RCMP say it appears the truck was travelling south when it hit the...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
The findings of a study into diabetes in the urban Aboriginal population finds it should be treated as a family illness — and that cultural healing should be part of the process. The research paper was released at a major diabetes conference in Vancouver last...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
The head of the Aboriginal Affairs Coalition of Saskatchewan says he wants to hear more Aboriginal issues discussed in the Saskatoon civic election campaign. Kim Beaudin says, so far, he has heard virtually nothing from the three men who are running to be mayor....
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2012
A 24-year-old man from Buffalo Narrows is due in court today after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase through Prince Albert. Police say it was around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday when a pickup truck ran through a red light, passing a police vehicle stopped at the...
by MBC News | Oct 15, 2012
Two suspects charged in last week’s double murder on the Standing Buffalo First Nation made their first court appearances today. One of them is a 17-year-old boy — the other is 22-year-old Kody Bear. The courtroom in Fort Qu’Appelle was packed. ...
