by MBC News | Oct 9, 2013 | Current News
A delegation of education officials continues a tour of the province’s north today with stops in Fond du Lac, Uranium City and Stony Rapids. The group includes University of Regina President Vianne Timmons and the university’s deans of nursing, education...
by MBC News | Oct 9, 2013 | Current News
Regina police are worried about the safety of a missing 16-year-old girl. Clarissa Faye Custer has been missing from her home on Montreal Street since Monday afternoon. She recently moved to Regina and left the home without any belongings or money. Police say she does...
by MBC News | Oct 9, 2013 | Current News
A veteran in the world of international development is voicing both optimism and caution about a relatively new leveraging system known as microfinance. Last Saturday, dozens of social innovators, economic officials and First Nations leaders met in Toronto to discuss...
by MBC News | Oct 9, 2013 | Current News
The federal government has launched a new website it says will give both government and industry a better sense of which Aboriginal communities they need to contact before embarking on activities across Canada. The Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Information System maps...
by MBC News | Oct 8, 2013 | Current News
Friends and family of Ricky Bear erupted into cheers in a Prince Albert courtroom Tuesday as the man accused of killing the Muskoday First Nation member two years ago was convicted of second-degree murder. It took a jury a little over 90 minutes to come back with a...
by MBC News | Oct 8, 2013 | Current News
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says a multi-million-dollar tax fight between Cameco and the Canada Revenue Agency is an example of why Canada’s corporate tax structure needs an overhaul. The uranium giant is accused of avoiding up to $850 million in federal...
by MBC News | Oct 8, 2013 | Current News
A group that has helped thousands of entrepreneurs since 1969 is now offering its services to First Nations that want to set up a community action plan for themselves. The Canadian Executive Service Organization is a not-for-profit group that specializes in equipping...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2013 | Current News
RCMP have arrested and charged a 19-year-old Pelican Narrows man following the house fire that claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl on September 24. An autopsy was perfomed as part of the investigation — and the coroner’s office has concluded that the...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2013 | Current News
About 300 people gathered in the bowl at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon Monday afternoon as part of an Idle No More global day of action. Similar Idle No More events were held in Regina, Prince Albert and La Ronge to mark the 250th anniversary of the...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2013 | Current News
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples James Anaya arrived in Canada Monday for a number of events including the honouring of the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation. Anaya is in Canada for a little over a week during which he...
