by MBC News | Oct 29, 2012
Most Saskatchewan residents don’t think Aboriginal people pay enough taxes. Those findings come in the latest public opinion survey released by the University of Saskatchewan. The “Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan” series involved random phone...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
Residents of a remote northern Saskatchewan First Nation are pressing the provincial government to live up to a promise it made to the community back in 2008. They say it is a matter of life and death for the Hatchet Lake First Nation. At issue is an all-weather road...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
A trial will be held in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench for a Poundmaker First Nation resident facing TLE fraud charges. Victoria McMillan faces charges of theft over $5,000, fraud over $5,000 and breach of her duties as a trustee. She pleaded not guilty to...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
A 15-month conditional sentence has been handed to the former CEO of New North, the umbrella organization for northern Saskatchewan municipalities. Eric Gardiner was in La Ronge Provincial Court yesterday after pleading guilty earlier this year to one count of fraud....
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
The federal government’s new strategy to protect woodland caribou is getting a favourable response from a conservation manager in the province. Gord Vaadeland of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says the plan gives Saskatchewan some flexibility in what...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
The booming provincial economy is reflected in the latest survey results in the “Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan” research project by the University of Saskatchewan. Aboriginal people and the rest of the population are optimistic about the economy, the...
