by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013
A new Saskatoon Health Region report finds income inequality, ancestry and neighbourhood of residence all play a role in early childhood development. The report says close to 30 per cent of kindergarten aged children living in the Saskatoon Health Region are “not...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013
Métis author Joseph Boyden was in Saskatoon on Wednesday as part of the University of Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal Achievement Week. Boyden is one of Canada’s up and coming writers with two novels under his belt and another on the way. However, things weren’t always so...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2013
Remote and rural communities in Saskatchewan just got a lot more attractive for new doctors. The provincial government has introduced a new incentive program which provides $120,000 over five years to doctors who set up a practice in remote and rural communities of...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2013
The provincial government is under fire for its handling of a proposed all-weather road to Wollaston Lake. The Hatchet Lake First Nation recently announced plans to move ahead with the project on its own. The band is working to secure financing from an outside company...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2013
Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette says the province is doing a poor job of consulting trappers in northern Saskatchewan. The NDP MLA had some harsh words for Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff in the legislative assembly today. Vermette says the government continues to...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2013
A new housing complex is nearing completion for inmates at the women’s jail near Prince Albert. Up to now, an average of 115 to 120 inmates have been squeezed into the complex that was originally designed to house just 52 of them. However, 72 more beds are expected to...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2013
A University of Saskatchewan professor says educational partnerships are fundamental to the future of the province. Michelle Prytula was speaking this morning at an education partnership symposium in Saskatoon. She says Aboriginal educators, the U of S and provincial...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2013
A First Nation and college in eastern Saskatchewan have entered into a training agreement. On Tuesday, the Okanese First Nation and Parkland College agreed to work together in a bid to train more students on the reserve. Michael Cameron is the college’s training...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2013
The director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society says she’s elated by yesterday’s ruling by the Federal Court of Appeal. The court ruled against the federal government which has been petitioning for the withdrawal of a hearing on the examination of...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2013
A 55-year-old woman from the Sakimay First Nation is hoping to get out of jail on Thursday. This is when a provincial court judge will decide on sentencing on 30 fraud-related offences. Irene Marlene Peepeetch is a career criminal with more than 300 fraud-related...
