by MBC News | Dec 9, 2013 | Current News
A new study on diabetes in the aboriginal community finds first nations people develop the disease on average 15 years earlier, and as a result are twice as lucky to suffer from end stage kidney failure. The senior author of the study, Dr. Roland Dyck, a university of...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2013 | Current News
Corrections Canada is investigating the death of a prisoner from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge. 56 year-old Kenneth Obey was serving a two-year and eight-month sentence for impaired driving and driving while disqualified. He began serving his sentence in June. Jeff...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2013 | Current News
A northern Saskatchewan man that has been wanted by police for several months is now in custody. Jeffrey Ryan Wolverine was arrested in Saskatoon on December 5. Wolverine had been serving a community sentence when he failed to make a July 23 court appearance on the...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2013 | Current News
A new electronic system of registering mineral claims is being called a huge success. The Mineral Administration Registry Saskatchewan system, or MARS was introduced last December. Since then the area registered for mineral exploration in the province has increased by...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2013 | Current News
Saskatchewan Liberals are gathering in Regina this weekend to discuss Aboriginal policy. The Indigenous Education Summit will take place at the First Nations University of Canada on Saturday. Event organizer Kevin Seesequasis says the Harper Conservatives have not...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2013 | Current News
Tributes are pouring in from Canada’s Aboriginal Leaders about the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. Chief Shawn Atleo of the Assembly of First Nations says Mandela was a kindred spirit to many Indigenous people in their fight for equality. In a release Atleo says he...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2013 | Current News
Officials with the Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region have sent out letters after a malfunction in a bathing tub in its Long Term Care Unit. Last month it was noticed there were potential issues with the automatic disinfection function of some new equipment. From...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2013 | Current News
The first nations power authority got a big boost today from the federal government. Western Diversification minister, Michelle Rempel, announced $300,000 in support to help fund demonstration projects of renewable power generation. Rempel made the announcement at the...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2013 | Current News
A private member’s bill to amend the Indian Act has passed second reading in the Senate. Bill C-428 is the brainchild of Northern Saskatchewan MP Rob Clarke, it would change many sections of the act that aren’t currently used, remove all references to residential...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2013 | Current News
The Aboriginal Affairs critic for the federal new democrats says if people think the federal government is backing off on its plans to impose a new first nations education act they had better think again. In late November, Aboriginal Affairs minister Bernard Valcourt...
