by MBC News | Oct 13, 2012 | Current News
Aboriginal business leaders are assembling in Ottawa next week. Monday is the opening day for the Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Conference and Trade show. Deputy Premiers, oil executives, trade delegates to Asia and a wide swath of other experts are expected to be in...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2012 | Current News
A woman in Prince Albert says she thinks low-income earners would benefit if bus-hours in the city were extended. Currently bus service ends at 7:15. Colleen Whitedeer says that is a problem for some people in the west flat who don’t have cars. She notes all the...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2012 | Current News
RCMP say they have begun a homicide investigation after the discovery of two bodies in a residence on the Standing Buffalo First Nation. Mounties say they came across the victims at around 4:50 a.m. today while responding to a complaint of people possibly...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2012 | Current News
A 23-year-old Prince Albert man has been sentenced to 20 months behind bars for drunkenly running over and killing a 17-year-old girl from Southend in the city’s West Flat. Over two dozen friends and family members of Danika Clarke attended the hearing into her...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2012 | Current News
A 49-year-old Saskatoon man is recovering in hospital after being beaten and stabbed during a home invasion last night. The assault took place at around 10:30 p.m. in a home in the 700 block of Weldon Avenue. The victim told officers that he was at home when three...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2012 | Current News
A new whistleblower hotline has been set up for workers in Saskatchewan’s uranium industry. The new line is the brainchild of the Committee for Future Generations — a group that opposes the current dialogue between northern communities and the Nuclear...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2012 | Current News
A man who hopes to create a permanent homeless shelter in North Battleford is pretty frustrated. Don Toovey runs the Reclaim Outreach Centre in the city. He has been trying to set up a permanent homeless shelter in that building for months, but he says he keeps...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2012 | Current News
A North Battleford high school that combines academics and Aboriginal culture is now 10 years old. Sakewew High School will be celebrating that birthday tonight with a supper and awards ceremoney in North Battleford’s Gold Ridge Centre. Colin Sutherland has been...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2012 | Current News
The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society is getting ready to introduce its service to Saskatoon and northern parts of the province. A newly-fitted helicopter is expected to arrive this weekend, and the service officially launches on Monday. STARS has been operating in...
by MBC News | Oct 10, 2012 | Current News
An acting chief is now in place at the Moosomin First Nation. Councillor Bradley Swiftwolfe takes over from Elliot Kahpeaysewat. Kahpeaysewat was removed from office by Aboriginal Affairs for allegedly buying votes. He was elected chief on January 22nd, 2011. However,...