by MBC News | Oct 17, 2014
A new report says not everyone is benefiting from Saskatchewan’s booming economy. Poverty Costs Saskatchewan: A New Approach to Prosperity for All is commissioned by the Upstream Institute. It says the rate of poverty for those who experience it is deepening in the...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2014
Marty Ballantyne knows it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll but hopes to make the climb a little easier for Indigenous artists starting out in the business. The well-established Aboriginal musician has gotten together with Juno-award winning...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2014
Saskatoon will host a special event Saturday to celebrate International Day of the Girl. The event will take place at the Emmanuel Anglican Church on Dufferin Avenue and will feature a number of activities. Local IDG organizer Paula Bruckard says one of the highlights...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2014
Saskatoon will host a special event Saturday to celebrate International Day of the Girl. The event will take place at the Emmanuel Anglican Church on Dufferin Avenue and will feature a number of activities. Local IDG organizer Paula Bruckard says one of the highlights...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2014
A grieving father says he blames a prescription drug addiction for his daughter’s recent death. The body of 36-year-old Beatrice Adam was found in the North Saskatchewan River near Prince Albert on Sunday. She had been reported missing on Saturday. Police do not...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2014
Regina is one of several cities across Canada this week that are holding events to highlight the need for a national anti-poverty strategy. During the noon hour on Thursday, supporters were handing out bags containing an apple and a postcard addressed to Prime...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2014
A First Nations chief from British Columbia says his community is almost completely self-governed and Saskatchewan bands could do the same. Westbank First Nation Chief Robert Louie made a presentation Thursday morning at the second annual Indigenous Economic...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2014
The University of Regina now boasts an Aboriginal student population of nearly 1,600. This is a record high and an increase of 50 per cent over the past five years. U of R President Vianne Timmons says the university has a plan to make the institution more relevant...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2014
Twin 10-year-old girls who were the subject of an RCMP amber alert on Wednesday afternoon have been located. The girls, who had been missing from their Paradise Hill home since around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, were located with their mother at about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday by...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2014
The preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing a 24-year-old woman from Sucker River and leaving her body in the bush last year began Wednesday in La Ronge. Last December, RCMP arrested 28-year-old Ricky Ross following the death of Jodi Roberts. She had been...
