Law Group Files Class Action Lawsuit

by | Jul 29, 2011

Law Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:29     The Merchant Law Group is filing a national class action lawsuit on behalf of First Nations people who it says have been wrongly denied Indian status.   Lawyer Tony Merchant says the courts...

TRC Calls for Commemoration Proposals

by | Jul 29, 2011

TRC Calls for Commemoration Proposals Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:28     Money is available to communities wishing to commemorate Indian residential school survivors.   Today the Truth and Reconciliation Commission announced dollars available for commemoration...

Professor Suggests Airships for Northern Delivery

by | Jul 29, 2011

Professor Suggests Airships for Northern Delivery Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:23     A university professor in Manitoba believes airships should be used to transport groceries and supplies to northern regions without permanent road access.   Barry Prentice has...

Chief Unhappy with Provincial Park Project

by | Jul 29, 2011

Chief Unhappy with Provincial Park Project Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:21     The Chief of the Nekaneet First Nation is unhappy with the way a project at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park was organized.   Parts of the lodgepole pine forest there are being cut...

Leadership Amongst Those Arrested in Drug Bust

by | Jul 29, 2011

Leadership Amongst Those Arrested in Drug Bust Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 15:28     Two of the 16 people arrested in a drug bust in southeast Saskatchewan are on chief and council for the Key First Nation.   Yorkton RCMP Sgt. James Morton confirmed that 58-year-old...

Snowmobiler Killed Near Abandoned Northern Mine

by | Jul 29, 2011

Snowmobiler Killed Near Abandoned Northern Mine Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 14:30     The RCMP is confirming details of a fatal snowmobile accident in northern Saskatchewan over the weekend.   39-year-old Donald “Dino” Bird died Saturday night in a...

Aboriginal Business Certification Program Expands

by | Jul 29, 2011

Aboriginal Business Certification Program Expands Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 14:28     A certification program for companies wishing to do business with Aboriginal communities is going online.   The Progressive Aboriginal Relations Program launched 10 years ago.  ...

Healing Lodge Gets Federal Money

by | Jul 29, 2011

Healing Lodge Gets Federal Money Monday, January 10, 2011 at 16:35     The Willow Cree Healing Lodge is getting money for an expansion.   Today the federal government announced $55 million of spending into the healing lodge, the Riverband institution in Prince Albert...

Correctional Centre a “Warehouse”: Judge

by | Jul 29, 2011

Correctional Centre a “Warehouse”: Judge Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:28     The Prince Albert Correctional Centre is being called little more than a “warehouse” for inmates by a provincial court judge.   In a written ruling last week,...

Federal Status of Women Committee to Meet in P.A.

by | Jul 29, 2011

Federal Status of Women Committee to Meet in P.A. Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:25     The Federal Committee on the Status of Women is making a trip to Prince Albert this week.   The committee will hold a hearing at the Prince Albert Inn to hear from local...