by MBC News | Jun 6, 2012
A First Nations leader on the West Coast says he isn’t too impressed with the makeup of an advisory panel recently named to aid the federal government. However, Union of BC Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says he isn’t all that surprised, either....
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2012
Day One of a three-day Truth and Reconciliation Commission gathering is underway in La Ronge. It is one of many community hearings being held in preparation for a National TRC event in Saskatoon later this month. TRC Commissioner Marie Wilson is one of the officials...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2012
More details are being shed on a plea deal reached yesterday by a teenager accused of killing an elder on the Canoe Lake Cree Nation. The body of 73-year-old James Durocher was pulled from a burning home on the reserve in February of 2011. The suspect in the case, who...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2012
Coordinators of an anti-gang program in Prince Albert are fighting to keep it going in the face of a looming cash crunch. Connie Farber, the executive director of the Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre, says they can keep the initiative —...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2012
A Metis woman and her brother are trudging down Highway 11 between Regina and Saskatoon. They are on a mission to help at-risk Aboriginal youth. Christine Ginter is a singer, a songwriter, and she is writing a book. In her teens, she was involved in drugs and...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2012
A bill has been introduced in the House of Commons to reform the Indian Act. The private member’s bill was introduced by Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Rob Clarke. In a news release, he says the change will remove many outdated and unused sections of the...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2012
A youth charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Canoe Lake man has changed his plea. The youth was originally charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of James Durocher. Durocher’s body was found after a house fire at Canoe Lake...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2012
The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation could be on the phone to Ottawa more often. Just days ago, the federation was named as one of the groups the federal government wants to bounce ideas off of when it comes to conservation efforts in Canada. Darrell Crabbe is the...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2012
SaskPower and Kitsaki Management have wrapped up clearing a 135-km line in the province’s north. The line stretches from Highway 102 near Brabant Lake to Key Lake. It is all part of the preparation for a new 300-km line, which the power utility says will serve...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2012
Fire crews are battling a forest fire that is on the southern outskirts of La Loche, near the community’s airport. Saskatchewan Environment says the 75-hectare blaze was first reported yesterday afternoon, and temporarily forced the closure of Highway 155 after...
