by MBC News | Jul 24, 2013
Months of political turmoil is coming to an end on the Standing Buffalo First Nation. In just over a week, band members will elect a chief and band council. It has been a tough year on the reserve. In March, there was an attempt to impeach the current chief and...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2013
It could be another 20 to 30 days before motorists can use a stretch of Highway 2 just north of Prince Albert. It has been closed to light traffic for several days — and there had been some hope that the highway would reopen at some point this week. Patrick...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2013
Aboriginal groups will meet with the country’s premiers today in Ontario for the Council of the Federation meeting. The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples says housing is at the top of its agenda. In a release, CAP National Chief Betty Ann Lavalee wonders how...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2013
Onion Lake RCMP would like to hear from anyone with information on the theft of a backpack from the rodeo grounds on the reserve. The incident happened around 4:00 am on June 30. The backpack was later found but it had been burned using a gas canister stolen from a...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2013
A resident of the Yellow Quill First Nation is one of two women killed in a head-on crash in the Yorkton area yesterday. At around 3:00 p.m., a car and a semi unit collided on Highway 16, about 4 km east of Theodore. The victims were occupants of the car, and were...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2013
The Assembly of First Nations and the David Suzuki Foundation say they want Ottawa to broaden its scope when it makes decisions on resource projects in Canada. The foundation’s Rachel Plotkin says the federal government tends to focus on economic considerations...
