by MBC News | Sep 10, 2013 | Current News
The Saskatoon Food Bank and St. Mary’s Community School received about 20,000 pounds worth of produce Tuesday thanks to the Saskatoon Correctional Centre’s Urban Camp. The vegetables were grown in the urban camp’s Garden of Hope by both inmates and staff. Seeds,...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2013 | Current News
NDP MP Charlie Angus was so moved by a recent book he read on the historical mistreatment by government of Indigenous people living on the prairies that he wrote a song about it. The book is Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life by...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2013 | MBC News
NDP MP Charlie Angus was so moved by a recent book he read on the historical mistreatment by government of Indigenous people living on the prairies that he wrote a song about it. The book is Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life by...
by MBC News | Sep 9, 2013 | Current News
A 38-year-old woman is recovering in hospital after she went missing for four days in the woods near Weirdale, about 50 kilometres northeast of Prince Albert. The woman was located Monday afternoon about three kilometres from where her car was previously found on...
by MBC News | Sep 9, 2013 | Current News
Cameco announced Monday it will not meet its 2013 production targets at the Cigar Lake mine. The uranium company says it has discovered some small water leaks in its run of mine area tanks which has forced it to delay production at the site until early 2014. Cameco...
by MBC News | Sep 9, 2013 | Current News
The infighting continues at the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan. Late Friday afternoon, President Robert Doucette was served with a court injunction to stop this weekend’s Métis Nation Legislative Assembly. Nevertheless, the assembly went ahead and a judge will rule on...
by MBC News | Sep 9, 2013 | Current News
For the first time, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair had a one on one meeting in Regina Monday to discuss a broad range of issues from pipelines to the senate. The two leaders have often been at odds over issues but both described...
by MBC News | Sep 9, 2013 | Current News
If you are a new mom and living below the poverty line, a new report shows your chance of having health problems are 20 times higher than new mothers with a living income. The study analyzed data from more than 75,000 Canadian women who recently gave birth and one of...
by MBC News | Sep 9, 2013 | Current News
The Saskatchewan contingent of Idle No More is gearing up for a mass day of action on Oct. 7. The day is planned to coincide with 250th anniversary of the British Royal Proclamation. Sylvia McAdam, one of Idle No More’s co-founders, says the movement is calling on all...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2013 | Current News
Saskatchewan is making gains in Aboriginal employment but the Indigenous unemployment rate is still well above the provincial average. Within the Aboriginal community, the unemployment rate is 11.5 per cent – almost three times the Saskatchewan average. Energy...
