by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
New Indian Status Applications Approaching 15,000 Friday, May 20, 2011 at 14:39 Since Bill C-3 was passed by Parliament in January, about 14,600 people have applied for Indian status in Canada. The bill, known as the Gender Equity Registration Act, was...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Chartier Expects Little Impact From Name Change Friday, May 20, 2011 at 14:33 The president of the Metis National Council says he doesn’t believe changing the name of the Indian Affairs department to Aboriginal Affairs will make much difference. The...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Men Honoured For Contributions To Metis Friday, May 20, 2011 at 14:26 A Metis leader and a civil servant who spent much of his life helping Metis people were remembered yesterday at Batoche. The accomplishments of Gabriel Dumont and what he did for the Metis...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Search For Missing Teen About To Enter Fourth Week Friday, May 20, 2011 at 14:20 Seventeen-year-old Cody Ridge Wolfe has now been missing for nearly three weeks. The search continues for the Muskowekwan teen, who was last seen on Friday, April 29th. He was...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Some Nat’l Aboriginal Groups Welcome Name Change Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 15:06 At least two national Aboriginal organizations are applauding the Conservative government for changing the name of Indian Affairs to Aboriginal Affairs. Congress of Aboriginal...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
PA Woman Nets Jail Time for Death Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 15:02 A Prince Albert woman will spend the next year and a half behind bars for causing the death of another woman. In April of 2008, police discovered the body of 39-year-old Helen Henderson in a home...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Fire Blazes South of PA Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 15:00 Crews continue to battle a fire south of Prince Albert. As of this morning, the blaze, located near McDowall, still wasn’t under control. Brent Krayetski of the provincial fire centre says the fire...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Wild Rice Council Meets in La Ronge Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 15:00 The 26th annual meeting of the Saskatchewan Wild Rice Council was held today in La Ronge. Northern Agriculture Specialist Gerry Ivanochko presented a production report for the U.S.A and Canada....
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Lifesaving Society Urges Lifejacket-Use Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 14:55 Today is National Lifejacket Day across the country. The day was created by the Red Cross in an effort to get more people wearing floatation devices. Shelby Rushton is the CEO of the...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Fire Ban In Place South of Churchill River Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 15:57 Saskatchewan Environment says extreme fire hazards have forced it to issue a ban on all open fires in or within 4.5 kilometres of the Provincial Forest south of the Churchill River system....
