by MBC News | Oct 21, 2013
The Prince Albert Grand Council Annual Assembly kicked off this morning with a number of items on the agenda. This afternoon the Fond Du Lac First Nation will receive special recognition for its placement at the national firefighting championships and the Prince...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2013
The Saskatoon Police Service is the subject of a new video that’s making the rounds on the internet. Unlike many videos on police however, this one is pointing out the positive impact the force is having on the community. Titled “Return on Investment” the video...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2013
A Winnipeg lawyer says he’s tired of seeing aboriginal offenders being given bail conditions they can’t live by. William Marks says for years, offenders were told to check in at a certain building in Winnipeg, as part of their weekly bail supervision. The problem was,...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2013
A coalition of First Nations near the Alberta/Saskatchewan border say they’ve sold their first two loads of heavy oil. The Cold Lake First Nations joint venture says that’s approximately 377 barrels in all. Walter Janvier is a spokesperson for the group....
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2013
It was slow going for motorists on highway 10 near Balcarres this afternoon. Idle No More protestors staged a three hour highway slowdown in a show of solidarity for the Elsipogtog first nation north of Moncton New Brunswick. About a dozen members of the band were...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2013
The spokesman for an anti-racism group in the province says he doubts an upcoming inquest into the death of a First Nations teenager will really shed any new light on the case. Bob Hughes of the Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism says the family of 19 year-old...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2013
Well it took longer than many people expected but a new vice-chief has been elected at the Saskatoon Tribal Council. Last night Mark Arcand unseated the incumbent, Geraldine Arcand, to win the title. Mark Arcand is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and spent six...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2013
Sexual touching, attempted intercourse, giving alcohol to minors and showing them pornographic pictures were some of the allegations leveled against a former employee of the Beauval Indian Residential School during a trial in a Battlefords court room on Thursday. Paul...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2013
The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is calling on the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, along with all Saskatchewan Conservative MPs, to meet with its executive regarding some concerns of a Northern Saskatchewan MP. This morning MN-S...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2013
Anti-poverty groups handed out bagged lunches today at street corners across Canada. In Regina, local organizer, Florence Stratton says her bags contained an apple and a postcard addressed to the Prime Minister calling for a poverty action plan. Stratton says food...
