by MBC News | Nov 14, 2014
Major improvements are coming to the Stony Rapids Airport. The government of Saskatchewan will spend 3 million dollars to develop a new access road to the community and expand the existing apron at the airport. The airport is the only year round access to the...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2014
A new home has opened in Regina to support people in addictions treatment. The Oxford House Society celebrated the opening of their fourth house in the province’s capital. The five-bedroom house provides support and transitional housing for people who have completed...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2014
Sixty-two youth from northern Saskatchewan will be attending an art workshop in Prince Albert this weekend. The Northern Spirits Program aims to immerse youth in the arts and allow them to discover different venues to explore the arts. Founder of the program Cheryl...
by MBC News | Nov 13, 2014
The former chief of the Buffalo River Dene Nation says it is with a heavy heart he has handed in his resignation. Lance Byhette says there is so much animosity on the First Nation it was beginning to affect his health. He says he hopes band members can reconcile their...
by MBC News | Nov 13, 2014
After pressure from the NDP in the Legislature Wednesday, the Sask Party government has decided to reinstate funding cut from a University of Saskatchewan science program that targets northern youth. The Science Ambassador Program sees university students travel to...
by MBC News | Nov 13, 2014
A Saskatoon businessman is being recognized for his achievements. Kendal Netmaker owns and operates Neechie Gear. He is the recipient of the 2015 Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business National Youth Entrepreneur Award. The award is given to an up-and-coming...
by MBC News | Nov 13, 2014
A Regina Liberal MP is giving the Harper government a failing grade on its fall fiscal update. Ralph Goodale says the fiscal update is evidence of the Conservatives’ skewed economic priorities as the government has chosen to blow money on a flawed income splitting tax...
by MBC News | Nov 13, 2014
A group of bands says it has no intention of complying with the Harper government’s First Nations Financial Transparency Act. The legislation requires First Nations to post their financial statements and chief and council salaries on the government’s website. The...
by MBC News | Nov 12, 2014
A 66-year-old man from Wollaston Lake has died after falling through the ice in northern Saskatchewan. Police say the man and a 64-year-old man were snowmobiling yesterday near Peter Lake when they fell through the ice. The younger man was able to get out of the...
by MBC News | Nov 12, 2014
The head of indigenization at the University of Regina is not surprised by the results of a survey that finds Prairie residents are the least tolerant of Aboriginal people. The poll was commissioned by the CBC. It examined a broad range of issues dealing from...
