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...
