by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
Sisters In Spirit vigils are being held across Canada today to honour more than 520 missing or murdered Aboriginal women. The First Nations University of Canada is hosting one of the larger ones this evening. Lead organizer Jaqueline Anaquod says the violence stems...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
Efforts are being made to give some northern Saskatchewan health workers more confidence in reporting mistakes or close calls on the job. CEO Richard Petit of the Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority says a “no blame, no shame” approach is what they...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
The trial for Red Pheasant Cree Nation Chief Stewart Baptiste has been postponed to next August. Baptiste faces charges of drunk driving and refusing a breathalyzer. His trial was supposed to be held yesterday in Biggar — but it was postponed, due to a mix-up in...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
A former underground mine in the La Ronge Gold Belt is finding new life as an open pit operation. Golden Band Resources says work has begun at the Komis site, about 15 km northwest of Brabant Lake. Vice-president of operations, Matt Conklin, says blasting started on...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
Georgina Jolibois has won another term as mayor of La Loche. According to unofficial results from yesterday’s municipal election, Jolibois received 445 votes. Her closest challenger, Ida Lemaigre, got 363. The other candidates in the vote, Chester Herman and...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
A conference at the University of Regina is examining the Harper Government’s new “tough on crime” bill and the impact it will have on the Aboriginal community. Among those taking part is David MacDonald. MacDonald is an addictions counsellor from...
