by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013 | Current News
Embattled Senator Patrick Brazeau has taken to Twitter to voice his grievances. The Mohawk appointee who is currently facing an RCMP investigation says he made a mistake in accepting Stephen Harper’s invitation to the senate. “For the record, I made a mistake...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013 | Current News
Aboriginal seniors are the most vulnerable segment of society and unless there is a coordinated approach the cost in human and economic terms will be staggering. The conclusion was drawn by the National Health Council of Canada which did an extensive review of the...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013 | Current News
The president of the Flin Flon Chamber of Commerce says he doesn’t have a problem with a new urban reserve in Creighton. Tom Therien says the Creighton store has only been open for a short time, but so far he hasn’t seen a drop in his own business. In addition...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013 | Current News
A councilor from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is voicing her concern about Creighton’s advancement on the list of communities that could someday host a nuclear waste repository. Last week the Nuclear Waste Management Organization announced that Creighton had moved...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013 | Current News
The provincial government says its annual HIV/AIDS statistical report shows it’s making progress on reducing HIV rates. There were 177 new HIV cases in Saskatchewan in 2012, a 5% decrease from 2011. The province says this is happening despite increased access to...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013 | Current News
Regina police have issued a public alert about a violent offender who is now living in the city’s core area. Police say 44-year-old Lorne Moosomin has a history of violent armed offences against men, women and children. He will be living in a halfway house under...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013 | Current News
First Nations will learn a little bit more about how to wade through the world of taxes today. An Alberta business group is putting on a seminar in Winnipeg for band managers, chiefs and other delegates. Denis Smith is a partner with Group Mind-Set, the organization...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2013 | Current News
Allan Adam has always been interested in using mass media to preserve and promote Indigenous languages. For the past five years, he has owned and operated his own website which contains videos and audio files to help people learn First Nations languages. The longtime...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2013 | Current News
The family of a 24 year-old La Ronge area woman is trying to come to terms with her death. Jodi Roberts, a mother of two, was reported missing November the 6th. Yesterday, her body was found not far from the home in Sucker River where she was last seen. Jodi’s sister,...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2013 | Current News
One-and-a-half million dollars in repairs have been made to three inner-city Saskatoon buildings as part of a move to address the affordable housing shortage. Fifty-one new rental units are now available in two buildings on 22nd Street West and another on 7th Street...
