by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Province Dumping Northern OT Exemption Friday, May 18, 2007 at 15:39 The provincial government has announced it will be eliminating the Northern Overtime Exemption — a labour standards regulation some northern leaders have called “racist”. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Plane Incident Prompts Premier To Call Off Trip Friday, May 18, 2007 at 15:37 Premier Lorne Calvert, a few MLA’s and their staff were left a little shaken after a rough take-off from Regina to La Ronge last night. They were on their way to the North for...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
New Records May Help Boarding School Survivors Friday, May 18, 2007 at 15:35 The president of the Metis local in Ile-a-la-Crosse says he has gotten his hands on some documents that may help in the fight to get federal compensation awarded to former students of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Northern Chief Says Roadblocks Not All Bad Friday, May 18, 2007 at 15:28 The chief of the Clearwater River Dene Nation says he doesn’t think it’s unreasonable for bands to use roadblocks to address government inaction over land claims if all other...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Merasty, Oda Get Testy Over Native Languages Friday, May 18, 2007 at 15:22 Northern Saskatchewan MP Gary Merasty apparently had a heated exchange with the Conservatives’ Minister of Canadian Heritage, Bev Oda, over her government’s position on funding for...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
NDP Praised By AFN Over Health Care Motion Friday, May 18, 2007 at 14:54 Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine is applauding the NDP’s Aboriginal Affairs critic for introducing a private member’s motion related to jurisdictional gaps...
