by MBC News | Mar 21, 2013
Cameco vice-president Gary Merasty has been honoured by the Saskatchewan Business Magazine. The publication recently named the former chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council as one of the province’s top 10 influential people. Merasty says he’s honoured and much of...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2013
If you like to drink or smoke you will now be paying more for this indulgence in Saskatchewan. As of April 1, the cost of liquor will rise by about three per cent and the cost of a pack of cigarettes goes up a dollar at midnight. These were the only two tax hikes in...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2013
The Saskatchewan Party government is showing little interest in a resource revenue sharing agreement with First Nations. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations wants the province to open discussions on such a deal. The renewed call takes direct aim at the...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2013
Final legal arguments regarding compensation for former students of the Timber Bay Residential School will be heard later this spring in Saskatoon. Lawyers for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band have raised two constitutional issues on why they believe the survivors should...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2013
The Saskatchewan government is pushing Ottawa to relax the rules surrounding foreign ownership of the province’s uranium companies. Energy and Resources Minister Tim McMillan says he has talked with his federal counterpart about the issue while the premier has also...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2013
Saskatchewan’s new NDP leader says declining Aboriginal job numbers in the province are a major concern but don’t expect him to be calling for changes to the immigrant nominee program anytime soon. In a recently released report on First Nations education and...
