by MBC News | Jul 12, 2013 | Current News
New federal regulations will make it virtually impossible to open a safe injection site in cities like Regina and Saskatoon, a public health advocacy group says. The Harper government is currently in the process of passing the Respect for Communities Act, which...
by MBC News | Jul 11, 2013 | Current News
A Sandy Bay nurse has been fired after it was discovered she over billed for more than $3,000 in pay, did online gambling while at work and even treated dogs at the local clinic. The nurse, who worked at the local health centre until July 2012, faces a charge of...
by MBC News | Jul 11, 2013 | Current News
Volunteers are needed in a renewed search for a teen who has been missing from the Muskowekan First Nation since the spring of 2011. Seventeen-year-old Cody Wolfe was last seen on Apr. 29, 2011, leaving his grandmother’s home. He was walking to a friend’s house but...
by MBC News | Jul 11, 2013 | Current News
The Assembly of First Nations heads into its annual general assembly next week during one of the most contentious times in Indigenous politics in recent memory. Earlier in the year, the grassroots movement Idle No More erupted in opposition to the Harper...
by MBC News | Jul 10, 2013 | Current News
Prince Albert’s top police official has released details on a shooting death last night involving two of his officers. Chief Troy Cooper says the original call came in at around 9:00 pm about a fight and assault in the 2900 block of 5A Avenue East. Two officers...
by MBC News | Jul 10, 2013 | Current News
Ottawa, the province and the Pasqua First Nation signed off on a $20-million flood claim settlement on Wednesday. The Pasqua First Nation is the last band in the Qu’Appelle Valley to finalize this type of agreement. The deal provides a one-time payout to the band as...
by MBC News | Jul 10, 2013 | Current News
Saskatchewan First Nations are being asked to draft their own education legislation by the end of August. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is making the call in response to the Harper government’s own First Nations Education Act, which the organization...
by MBC News | Jul 10, 2013 | Current News
Mining company Rio Tinto is moving ahead on the Roughrider uranium project in the Athabasca basin. From June 20 to July 4, the mining company held community consultation meetings in the far northern communities of Hatchet Lake, Black Lake, Stony Rapids, Fond du Lac...
by MBC News | Jul 9, 2013 | Current News
There is expected to be some lively debate at a national treaty gathering in Saskatchewan this upcoming weekend, but two of the major players are downplaying reports of a rift developing between Indigenous groups and the Assembly of First Nations. The chief of the...
by MBC News | Jul 9, 2013 | Current News
Strategies on managing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder were the topic of discussion at a workshop in Prince Albert on Tuesday. The FASD Support Network of Saskatchewan hosted the workshop, which took place at the Travelodge Hotel. The organization’s executive director...
