by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Call Made For Immediate HIV/AIDS Prevention Funds Monday, November 16, 2009 at 14:47 Unless the AIDS epidemic in Canada is addressed — it’s going to get worse. That was one of the messages LaVerne Monette had at the All Nations Hope AIDS...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Feds Respond To Critique Of Aboriginal Corrections Monday, November 16, 2009 at 14:40 A spokeswoman for the Correctional Service of Canada says the department is doing its best to control Aboriginal gangs in federal prisons. Krista McGregor is responding to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Alarm Raised Over Number Of Aboriginal Inmates Friday, November 13, 2009 at 15:44 The watchdog for federal prisons says the number of Aboriginal inmates is soaring. Howard Sapers says an independent report confirms Aboriginal rates of incarceration are now...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
CTF Renews Call To Dump Reserve Tax Exemptions Friday, November 13, 2009 at 15:38 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is singling out a First Nations-owned gas station in Regina in its latest call to have on-reserve tax exemptions eliminated by governments. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Saskatoon Focus Of Aboriginal Gangs Research Friday, November 13, 2009 at 15:32 A professor from the United States will be spending at least the next year in Saskatoon studying Aboriginal gang activity in Canada. Julie Hailer has studied Aboriginal gangs in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Roots Of Violence Against Women Discussed At Event Friday, November 13, 2009 at 15:28 The art of interacting with the opposite sex has been lost in the Aboriginal community, according to the organizer of a women’s conference in North Battleford this week. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Alleged Welfare Fraud Victim Wants Action Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:23 A member of the Buffalo River Dene Nation is wondering why it’s taking the RCMP to lay charges in an apparent case of welfare cheque fraud. Terri Bekattla-Dongu, who lives in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Activists Seek Premier’s Support In McIvor Fight Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:20 Members of the Onion Lake First Nation marched through the streets of Regina today. The band members are calling attention to plans by the federal government to amend the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Advisors Will Look At Addictions Service Gaps Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:16 The chair of a group appointed to advise the province on its proposed addictions agency says he’s concerned about gaps in service for people with addiction issues. Dr. Peter...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
National Webcast Addresses Youths’ H1N1 Concerns Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:13 Closing schools should not be considered the first option when dealing with an outbreak of H1N1 on First Nation communities. That was one message that came out of a...
