by MBC News | Jul 31, 2013 | Current News
Two grieving families came together at Prince Albert provincial court today to attend a hearing for a man accused of running into and killing their loved ones. 21 year-old Jeremiah Jobb didn’t say anything as lawyers discussed his case. He stands charged with two...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2013 | Current News
People who were evacuated from Fond Du Lac are heading home today. Flights began leaving at noon from Prince Albert. They are carrying roughly 240 people who were taken out of the community after thick smoke blew into the reserve. All of the evacuees are expected to...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2013 | Current News
A northern Saskatchewan man has been reunited with his daughter for the first time in more than three decades. Rose Feit was only three-years-old when she was put up for adoption and that was the last time her father, Denare Beach resident Melvin Sewap, saw her....
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2013 | Current News
A Saskatchewan academic says all is not lost and there are a few things the Harper government could to do to improve its increasingly rocky relationship with First Nations groups in Canada. Over the past year, the federal government’s relationship with Indigenous...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2013 | Current News
It appears the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations may be getting a little more comfortable with the idea of a federal strategy for First Nations education. Vice-chief Bobby Cameron recently attended a meeting with federal officials where he says the issue came...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2013 | Current News
The finish line may be in sight for the decommissioning of the Cluff Lake Uranium mine. AREVA spokesman Jarrett Adams says they still have to demolish the airstrip, camp, warehouse and a few other buildings but he’s hopeful that will happen before the end of the year....
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2013 | Current News
SIAST has created a new position that is designed to, among other things, focus more closely on relationships with aboriginal students. School president, Dr. Larry Rosia, says enrollment is up 23% over the past five years and as a result they need to focus on key...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2013 | Current News
Aboriginals, in particular children, are at a huge a disadvantage when it comes to health, according to a new study. The study, released today by the Canadian Medical Association, finds poverty is the greatest barrier to good health. Aboriginal Canadians generally...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2013 | Current News
The skies are beginning to clear around Fond du Lac. Smoke from a nearby forest fire had forced the evacuation of 241 people to Prince Albert earlier this week. However, Victor Fern, an operations supervisor with the band, says most of the smoke is gone. He says the...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2013 | Current News
SaskTel is keeping a watchful eye on a big U.S. phone company that could soon enter Canada. Reports indicate U.S. giant Verizon may buy up two small Canadian carriers which would give the company entry into the country’s wireless phone industry. The timing of the move...
