by MBC News | Aug 2, 2014
The three-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle on the Mosquito First Nation earlier this week has died. RCMP say the child succumbed to her injuries Friday morning in hospital. The girl was hit by a vehicle on a residential property on the reserve at about 8:30...
by MBC News | Aug 2, 2014
A Regina defence lawyer says a new Supreme Court ruling on a Mr. Big police sting undercover operation is “ground breaking.” On Thursday, Canada’s highest court overturned the murder conviction of a Newfoundland man where police used Mr. Big techniques to gain a...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
Thirteen of 70 Saskatchewan First Nations now have their financial statements posted on the federal government’s website. The new requirements are part of the Harper government’s First Nations Financial Transparency Act which came into effect Tuesday evening. The...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
A heavy equipment operator program targeted at Aboriginal people in Saskatoon has seven new graduates. The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology offers the Aboriginal Heavy Equipment Operator and Class 1A License Pre-Employment Training Program. It is offered in...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
Yvonne Boyer says there is a direct relation between the health of Indigenous people and the legal system that they live under. The Brandon University professor has written a new book, Moving Aboriginal Health Forward: Discarding Canada’s Legal Barriers, which...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
The public is invited to view a display in Prince Albert which was created by the Northern Indigenous Photo-Voice Project. Summer student Aleyna May Morin and artist Tim Moore visited Sucker River in June and the project involved local youth and elders from the...