by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
INAC Responds To Critique Of Child Welfare Service Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 15:03 A director with Indian Affairs says steps are being taken to address the department’s funding formula for child and family service agencies on reserves. Auditor General...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Native Parliament Senate Bill Enters New Phase Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 14:46 An Aboriginal man hopes a bill he has introduced in the Senate will eventually lead to Canada’s First Peoples running their own affairs. Debate on second reading of Bill S-234...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
First Nations-Owned Hotel Wins Award Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 14:42 The Gold Eagle Lodge won the New Business Venture award during the Battlefords Business Excellence Awards on Tuesday. Little Pine First Nation Chief Patrick Bonaise of the Battlefords Tribal...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Second Suspect Charged In Redman Murder Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 13:38 Two men have made brief court appearances in the death of a woman whose remains police believe they have found on a Saskatchewan reserve. Amber Redman’s mother and other family...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
NDP Hopeful Hurt In Single Vehicle Rollover Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 13:36 A man vying for the NDP nomination in the upcoming provincial by-election in northern Saskatchewan has been sidelined following a highway accident. Doyle Vermette was injured when an...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Profs Move Forward With FNUC Censure Plan Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 13:16 A lobby group for university professors is preparing to impose sanctions against the First Nations University of Canada. At a meeting last weekend, the Canadian Association of University...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Orchestra Members Visit Big River First Nation Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 13:07 This is promising to be a memorable day for students at the Mistahi Sipiy Elementary School and the Se-Se-Wa-Hum School on the Big River First Nation. Two members of the Regina...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Suspect Charged With Murder Of Amber Redman Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 22:00 A 29-year-old man from the Little Black Bear First Nation has been formally charged with first degree murder in connection with the discovery of what are believed to be Amber Redman’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Auditor General Slams INAC’s Child Welfare Funding Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 21:41 Canada’s Auditor General says Indian Affairs does not take sufficient account of federal policy requirements in its funding of First Nations agencies to operate child...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Suspects Arrested In Relation To Killing In Regina Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 21:33 Police have laid charges against two individuals in connection to an apparent shooting death at a home in Regina. The police say they received a call over the noon hour on Monday...
