by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
Newly selected Saskatchewan NDP Leader Cam Broten says he supports resource revenue sharing with First Nations but it remains to be seen where the party will go on the issue. In the 2011 provincial election, the NDP received negative feedback after saying it would...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
The Saskatoon Tribal Council and the Department of Art and Art History signed a partnership agreement at the University of Saskatchewan on Friday morning. Starting this spring, art history students will begin work on a major piece of art with input from local elders...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
The City of Prince Albert expects a report soon on the structural integrity of the Gateway Mall – specifically it’s rooftop parking. City manager Robert Cotterill says the request was made of the mall shortly after the Elliot Lake mall collapse last year....
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
A group of Stanley Mission residents plan to begin a walk to Ottawa tomorrow. It’s called “A Sacred Journey For Future Generations” and the walk is in support of the Idle No More movement’s opposition to the Conservative government’s Bill C-45. Organizer Bruce...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
One of the richest companies in the province is partnering with the Salvation Army to help some of Regina’s poorest kids get a decent meal every day. Mosaic is the world’s largest producer of potash-based fertilizers. It employs more than 8,000 people in eight...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
A Regina judge has followed the recommendations of a sentencing circle granting freedom to a woman from the Sakimay First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan. She has been in custody for the past two and a half years. Prosecutors wanted to keep her there for another two...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
Charges have been laid against one person after about $7,000 worth of liquor was seized south of Black Lake. RCMP say a vehicle was pulled over and searched on the Athabasca seasonal road around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Corporal Larry Kurtenbach of the Stony Rapids...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
The government is making efforts to speed up the specific claims process. The department of Aboriginal Affairs says minister Bernard Valcourt has been given increased authority to approve financial settlements with bands. Those settlements can be as high as $50...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
Northern trappers began their annual meeting in Prince Albert on Thursday. Dr. Rose Roberts of Stanley Mission is one of the keynote speakers at the two-day event. Organizers say she will talk about some of the work being done at the Indigenous People’s Research...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2013 | Current News
The NDP opposition is concerned the government will allow clear cutting in one of the oldest forests in the province. The Torch River forest near Nipawin stands to lose a considerable amount of its oldest growth over the next 20 years. Opposition house leader Cathy...
