by MBC News | Aug 21, 2013
The Canadian Diabetes Association combined food, fun, and fitness at a community barbecue in North Central Regina aimed at making the aboriginal community more aware that they face a far higher risk of developing the life threatening disease. More than 85 thousand...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2013
The President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is disputing allegations his government has not been accountable to the membership about its finances. Robert Doucette says every audit from the last five years is on the MNS website. He also says members were recently...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2013
Saskatchewan’s top Mountie is calling it quits. Russ Mirasty will step down as the assistant commissioner of the Saskatchewan division at the end of this month. He was named to the top job in 2010. At the time he said communicating and building relations between the...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2013
A pioneer in the field of First Nations education has passed away. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says its saddened to announce that Carole Sanderson died on Sunday. Born on the Sturgeon lake First Nation she spent some early years in residential...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2013
The fine details have yet to be hammered out, but the RCMP and the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan have signed a protocol-agreement designed to make Metis communities safer. MNS president Robert Doucette and Assistant Director Russ Mirasty attended a ceremony in Batoche...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2013
Ceremonies are taking place this week on the Muskoday First Nation for people who have lost loved ones to violence or who have gone missing. Angie Bear is the coordinator for the event. She says roughly two dozen people were on hand for the start of the All Nations...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2013
Five new low income housing units were officially opened today in the Northern Village of Pinehouse Lake, and a sod turning was held for the construction of five more. It is all part of a provincial program that will see the province provide 500,000 for the ten homes....
by MBC News | Aug 19, 2013
The provincial government is affirming its support for the President of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan. Recently protests have been organized by some members of the Provincial Metis Council and some other groups against Robert Doucette. Among other things, the...
by MBC News | Aug 19, 2013
There’s been a rash of vehicle-thefts in Prince Albert. On Friday alone four vehicles were stolen by thieves. Constable Shawn Rowden says the culprits are looking for unlocked vehicles. Once they’re inside they look for a spare key and then take off: “Some of the...
by MBC News | Aug 19, 2013
The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is coming under attack from a grassroots group that is pushing for change in the direction and leadership of the provincial organization.Yesterday about a hundred people showed up at a rally in Regina to raise concerns. Similar...
