by MBC News | Nov 30, 2012 | Current News
Police in Prince Albert are reporting that a man shortly after being in their custody. The Police Service says it was Thursday morning around 9:00 a.m. that paramedics were called to help a prisoner in distress. The adult male was taken to hospital but passed away a...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2012 | Current News
An inquest into the death of a man from the Clearwater River Dene Nation will be heard on Monday in Meadow Lake. 38 year-old Harry Haineault died in September of 2008 after he was shot by an RCMP officer. The incident apparently occurred during a foot-chase on the...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2012 | Current News
Despite a rise in the number of HIV infections in the province, health officials are seeing some positive results. The latest figures were released at an Aids conference hosted by the All Nations hope aids network in Regina. In 2011, there were 186 new infections, 81%...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2012 | Current News
The Freshwater Fish marketing corporation is reporting a successful year. President John Wood says final payment cheques were mailed out earlier this month. Fishers received nearly 28 million dollars in returns, that’s up 2.7 million dollars from last year....
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2012 | Current News
Closing remarks have been given on a private member’s bill aimed at amending the Indian Act. The bill’s author, Rob Clarke of Desnethe-Missinipi Churchill River, says he is hopeful opposition MPs will support Bill C-428 when it gets voted on December 5th....
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2012 | Current News
More charges have been laid in connection to a case involving the death of a man from the Ahtahkakoop First Nation. It was back in February that the body of 22 year-old Mervin McAdam was discovered inside a burning trash bin in Saskatoon. Two people have since been...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2012 | Current News
The provincial government is getting closer to implementing its new environmental code. Yesterday the government posted public responses it got regarding the idea. Beginning in the spring the government is moving towards, what it terms, a results or outcome-based...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2012 | Current News
The Vice-President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan says the provincial HIV strategy is not working. Gerald Morin, who is living with HIV, made the comments at the opening of an aids conference in Regina. “Because unless we’re consulted and unless...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2012 | Current News
The Flying Dust First Nation has received some money to spruce up its arena. Yesterday the Federal government announced that 54 thousand dollars would be used to upgrade heaters, dehumidifiers and flooring at the facility. The work is also intended to enhance the air...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2012 | Current News
New technology is helping bring treaty education alive for some students in the Treaty 4 area. The University of Regina is teaming up with the public school system to learn more about how digital devices like ipads can help improve the learning experience for kids...
