More Metis History Compiled Into A Book And CD

More Metis History Compiled Into A Book And CD Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 13:24     The Gabriel Dumont Institute has published two new resources with the help of Metis community members.   The Archival Resource Guide for Aboriginal Issues was compiled by Metis Nation...

Bands Breaking Away From Education Council

Bands Breaking Away From Education Council Monday, March 16, 2009 at 12:51     Starting April 1st, there will be a new Aboriginal school division in the Battlefords area.   The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs are starting up the BATC Education Authority on that date....

Greens Dump On Tories Over Changes To Waters Act

Greens Dump On Tories Over Changes To Waters Act Monday, March 16, 2009 at 12:43     The Green Party says recent changes made to the Navigable Waters Protection Act will violate Aboriginal rights to consultation on issues impacting treaty rights.   Leader Elizabeth...

Northern Referrals Hurting Health Region’s Budget

Northern Referrals Hurting Health Region’s Budget Monday, March 16, 2009 at 12:42     The provincial government is providing the Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority with $5.2 million in additional funding for the current fiscal year to cover...

Dagenais Given Mandatory Life Sentence

Dagenais Given Mandatory Life Sentence Friday, March 13, 2009 at 14:16     Spectators clapped this morning as a judge in Saskatoon handed down the mandatory life sentence to a man convicted in the fatal shootings of two Saskatchewan Mounties and the attempted murder...

BMO To Close Branches In Beauval, Ile-a-la-Crosse

BMO To Close Branches In Beauval, Ile-a-la-Crosse Friday, March 13, 2009 at 14:11     The Bank of Montreal has sent shock waves throughout northwest Saskatchewan with word it will be closing its branches in Ile-a-la-Crosse and Beauval in September.   In notices it has...

Meadow Lake Sawmill Shutting Down

Meadow Lake Sawmill Shutting Down Friday, March 13, 2009 at 14:08     NorSask Forest Products in Meadow Lake is shutting down its sawmill indefinitely, starting this Sunday.   Forty people will be out of work as a result of that decision.   However, 22 employees will...

Trial Ordered For Ballantyne Murder Suspects

Trial Ordered For Ballantyne Murder Suspects Friday, March 13, 2009 at 14:05     Two men accused of killing another man in Pelican Narrows almost a year ago have been committed to stand trial.   The decision was made last month after a judge in Prince Albert reviewed...

Merchant Handed Two-Week Suspension

Merchant Handed Two-Week Suspension Friday, March 13, 2009 at 14:03     A Regina lawyer whose firm has pursued class-action lawsuits on behalf of Indian residential school survivors is being temporarily suspended from practising law.   The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal...

Aboriginal Students Showcase Science Projects

Aboriginal Students Showcase Science Projects Friday, March 13, 2009 at 14:01     Traditional knowledge and science are taking centre stage at the two-day First Nations and Metis Science Fair at the First Nations University of Canada this week.   More than 120...