by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
The prairie director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it is time for the chief of the Standing Buffalo First Nation to resign. Colin Craig says he is disgusted by the salary and expenses paid to the chief and band council. An auditor’s report shows Chief...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
Cameco Corporation is reporting a 41 per cent drop in net earnings for 2012 due to some uncertainty in uranium markets and a $168 million write down on its Kintyre project in Australia. Fourth quarter results also show an 83 per cent drop in net earnings and 84 per...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
The doors of a temporary homeless shelter in North Battleford are remaining open until April thanks to a new cash injection. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Development Corporation has provided the shelter with a $13,000 grant but its future still remains...
by MBC News | Feb 12, 2013
A surge in births over the past decade is putting a strain on Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert. Health Minister Dustin Duncan toured the facility on Friday, met with staff and discussed challenges facing the health region. A decade ago, 1,100 to 1,200 babies were...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2013
Following a brief court appearance in Gatineau, Quebec on Friday, Senator Patrick Brazeau was released on $1,000 bail. Brazeau, who’s charged with assault and sexual assault, is expected to return to court next month. Under bail conditions, Brazeau cannot have a...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2013
The federal government held a closed meeting with some First Nations leaders on education in Saskatoon on Friday but clearly not everyone was on the same page. Officials from the Prince Albert Grand Council were at the meeting but only to state they do not agree with...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2013
The president of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan says he doesn’t understand the federal government’s rationale for appealing a recent court decision. Robert Doucette had hoped Ottawa would accept the decision which recognized the constitutional rights of Métis people...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2013
Two proposed projects near Saskatchewan waterways are going under the microscope. The first one is owned by Shore Gold. The mining company is hoping to develop a diamond mine east of Prince Albert. This week it announced it has responded to 82 comments and requests...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2013
A Regina charity is encouraging people to sign up for a walk during a cold night to raise money to help at-risk inner city youth. It is called, “The coldest night of the year walk,” and it takes place Feb. 23. The event is hosted by Youth for Christ which is hoping to...
by MBC News | Feb 11, 2013
Lentils are affordable and a good source of nutrition but not many people in Saskatchewan are eating them. A University of Saskatchewan professor says the province is the number one producer of the pulse crop in Canada but most of this produce is exported to Asia and...
