by MBC News | Jan 9, 2014
A legal expert says the stakes are high in a legal battle involving a BC First Nation. The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to rule on the William Case sometime this year. The Tsilhqot’in Nation is seeking a broad territorial declaration of Aboriginal title...
by MBC News | Jan 9, 2014
Recent talk of shipping oil though Churchill, Manitoba is raising some alarm bells. Eric Reder of the Wilderness Committee says a report on a Manitoba government website says the idea is being looked at. While the province hasn’t shown any willingness to adopt...
by MBC News | Jan 8, 2014
Band officials have closed the Canoe Lake First Nation school for the rest of the week after one person in the community was diagnosed with the H1N1 strain of influenza. Chief Robert Opikokew says it is a precautionary move since many people in the community attended...
by MBC News | Jan 8, 2014
An Ontario chief says there’s too many road-blocks going up for First Nations people trying to access non-insured health benefits. This can include some types of hospital care, dental fillings, vision-care and other sorts of non-emergency procedures. For instance the...
by MBC News | Jan 8, 2014
The first fur-sale of 2014 was held yesterday in Ontario and some of the early results are in. Mark Downey of Fur Harvesters Auction House says a handful of items were offered to usher in the new year. Prices generally increased from the same time last year. 21,000...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2014
The province of Saskatchewan is investing 3 million dollars toward two initiatives that came out of recommendations by a joint task force on education and employment outcomes of First Nations and Metis people. Half of the funding will be used to expand the program,...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2014
Stormy weather is being blamed after four people were stranded on Deschambault Lake this past weekend. RCMP were contacted Friday night by family members who were concerned after four men in their thirties did not return from a fishing trip. Sergeant Dion Eddy of the...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2014
The executive director of Amnesty International in Canada says the Idle No More movement should pay attention to the way the federal government is clamping down on protests in the country. Alex Neve says there is a shrinking tolerance by Ottawa to put up with...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2014
A long-time activist has shelved plans to come out of retirement due to medical problems. Maurice Kyplain made headlines in the 1990’s after he walked from Ile A’La Crosse to Saskatoon and then from Meadow Lake to Regina to raise money for cancer research and...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2014
The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region has cancelled a drop-in flu shot clinic after running out of vaccine. Officials say the shortage was caused by a significant increase in the number of people wanting a flu shot. Another shipment is expected, but it will have to...
