by MBC News | Jan 31, 2014 | Current News
A group of Saskatchewan First Nations is receiving $3.2 million from the federal government to assist with on-reserve youth job training. The Battlefords, Meadow Lake, Saskatoon and Yorkton tribal councils and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band are all taking part in the...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2014 | Current News
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says the federal government wants to get out of the business of funding political organizations and focus more on what it says are the core needs of Indigenous people. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations laid off...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2014 | Current News
Cameco is selling out its stake in a southwestern Ontario nuclear power company. The Saskatchewan uranium company announced Friday morning it is selling its 31.6 per cent share in Bruce Power to Borealis for $450 million. Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel says the company felt...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2014 | Current News
There is some good news in the latest flu numbers but there is also a warning. As of Friday, there are nearly 1,200 lab confirmed cases of flu, 60 people remain in intensive care in hospital and there have been 16 deaths. The province’s deputy chief medical health...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2014 | Current News
It’s been a tough few days for employees at the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. Sixty-six of them, which is pretty much the entire workforce, have received layoff notices effective Mar. 31. The organization says the layoffs are in response to federal...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2014 | Current News
The North American Indigenous Games got a quarter million dollar boost Thursday thanks to a generous donation from the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. It is the largest corporate donation to date and organizers are hoping it will encourage other sponsors to come...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2014 | Current News
The province is investing $300,000 over three years to help low-income individuals in Saskatoon access legal services. The money is being given to the Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City. CLASSIC provides legal assistance to low-income clients...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2014 | Current News
A Saskatoon company and one of its supervisors have been given hefty fines after pleading guilty to three charges under provincial occupational health and safety regulations. Claude Resources has been ordered to pay $24,500 in fines while shift boss Steve Strickland...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2014 | Current News
Golden Band Resources says it is regrouping and reorganizing but remains optimistic its current investment in the La Ronge area will pay off. However, for the time being, the company is shutting down local operations and focusing its attention on exploration for...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2014 | Current News
The dangerous offender designation and how it is being applied to Indigenous people continues to be a hot topic of discussion in the province. The justice system has been handing out the designation since the late 1940’s and the process has undergone a number of...
