by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
A recent court ruling against the federal government is being met with applause. The case involves a disabled 16-year-old boy from the Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia. The teenager, whose first name is Jeremy, requires 24-hour care from his mother....
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2013
The Peepeekisis First Nation has told Ottawa it won’t sign onto the government’s contribution funding agreement. According to a headman with the First Nation, the band is unhappy with the way the deal was struck. In an interview, Allan Bird says...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2013
The First Nations University of Canada has a new president. Late Monday afternoon, the school announced that Dr. Doyle Anderson had suddenly resigned. The reasons for his departure are said to be connected to family and health. David Sharpe is the school’s...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2013
The forecast for spring flooding in Saskatchewan is now even worse — and the potential flood areas are even greater. The latest forecast was released this morning by Ken Cheveldayoff, the minister responsible for the province’s Water Security Agency. He is...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2013
A Regina pawn shop with $200,00 worth of merchandise is buried under its own roof. At about 7:00 a.m. today, the roof at Absolute Cash, in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood, gave way under the weight of heavy snow and ice. The roof collapsed from just inside...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2013
Premier Brad Wall says a new partnership agreement between Canada and India will be a major boost for the province’s uranium industry. Wall joined Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver in Saskatoon on Monday morning to announce the signing of the Canada-India...
