by MBC News | Sep 16, 2014
A Calgary lawyer says the government of Sir John A. MacDonald withheld treaty payments to Saskatchewan First Nations in the late 19th century as part of a strategy to subjugate them.Ron Maurice represents the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation in a statement of claim...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2014
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of three men involved in a deadly home invasion that claimed the life of Douglas Anderson of Regina in 2006. He was shot to death by Jacob Worm. Worm, his brother Tyrone, and Denny Jimmy broke into a home they...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2014
According to a recent report from the Canadian Human Rights Commission, freedom from discrimination remains an elusive goal for Aboriginal people. The CHRC recently published a special report on the impacts of Bill C-21. The legislation took effect in 2008 and...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2014
The Opposition NDP says the federal and provincial governments have changed the way they fund northern housing — at the expense of municipalities. Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger says lost in all the affordable housing announcements last week was the detail...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2014
The Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness is hoping a new program will help to better educate First Nations survivors of abuse. Through a program called “Shaping The Future”, the centre plans to put computers in every First Nations community with software...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2014
Three pedestrians had to be airlifted to a Saskatoon hospital after being struck by a vehicle on a northern reserve over the weekend. RCMP say the incident happened in Grandmother’s Bay shortly after midnight on Sunday. Witnesses say the driver of a pickup truck...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2014
A northern Saskatchewan man accused of firing shots in the community of Sucker River over the weekend has been released from custody on an undertaking. At around 10:30 Saturday night, La Ronge RCMP received several complaints of a man shooting at homes, vehicles and...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2014
A specific claims tribunal hearing is getting underway this week near Saskatoon over a claim filed by the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation dating back over a hundred years. The First Nation claims the federal government withheld treaty annuities meant for 14...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2014
The coroner’s jury at the inquest into the death of Ryan Natomagan-Nelson has given no recommendations. This means the jury felt that there was nothing else the police officers could have done to prevent the incident. Ryan Natomagan-Nelson was fatally shot by Prince...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2014
The first-ever work stoppage at two northern Saskatchewan uranium operations owned by Cameco is now over. Mike Pulak, a spokesperson for United Steelworkers local 8914 says a tentative agreement was reached late last night. Pulak says the process of getting the...
