by MBC News | Apr 5, 2012
Aboriginal employment shot up sharply in Saskatchewan last month, according to the provincial government. Off-reserve employment was up by 4,700 positions, a 13% increase. That figure has gone up for 10 months in a row. Aboriginal youth employment rose by 800...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2012
The lasting effects of racism were discussed at length today in Prince Albert. Author and public speaker Tim Wise spoke to a crowd of about 50 business leaders, civic officials and other members of the community at the Northern Lights Casino. Originally from...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2012
The Prince Albert Grand Council is slamming the provincial government over its decision to eliminate the freight subsidy for commercial fishers in this spring’s budget — saying it “could cost thousands of First Nations jobs”. The PAGC says the...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2012
Testimony continues today at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing in Onion Lake. Survivors of residential schools are taking turns sharing stories of what happened to them during their time at the institutions. One woman, Julie Whitstone, says she was told...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2012
RCMP say foul play is not suspected in the death of an 81-year-old man on the Cowesses First Nation. Police were called to a home on the reserve on Saturday. Members of the RCMP’s Major Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Services were brought in to assist...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2012
A 19-year-old woman from Stanley Mission charged with second degree murder after a weekend death on the Black Lake First Nation has made her first court appearance. Tristen Carol Spring Charles appeared in Stony Rapids Provincial Court yesterday. She was arrested...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2012
A legal expert says she thinks the Supreme Court of Canada got it right with a recent decision affirming the need for judges to take into account the social and historical backgrounds of Aboriginal offenders before sentencing them. Wanda McCaslin is a research officer...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2012
A northern Saskatchewan First Nations chief says he thinks the government’s decision to raise the age of retirement could especially affect Aboriginal people. Roy Cheecham of the Clearwater River Dene Nation is reacting to Ottawa’s plan to push back the...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2012
A company from Prince Albert has been fined $3,500 and ordered to pay $1,000 to the SaskTip Reward Program. R-J-M Guiding and Outfitting was in Saskatoon Provincial Court his week and convicted of wasting game under the Provincial Wildlife Act. Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2012
Scotiabank is moving ahead with efforts to remove barriers for Aboriginal students pursuing a commerce degree at the University of Saskatchewan. The financial institution is making a $200,000 contribution for scholarship, bursary and award funding. Scotiabank’s...
