by MBC News | Nov 7, 2013
The Opposition presented the first of what it promises will be many petitions calling on the Saskatchewan Party government to reinstate a unique housing program that allowed families in remote northern communities to buy their own homes. Under the program, qualified...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2013
La Ronge RCMP are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a missing woman. Twenty-four-year-old Jodi Roberts was last seen in the community of Sucker River, north of La Ronge, on Oct. 31. Her family has posted a public plea on Facebook, saying that it...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2013
A man was found dead on the Red Pheasant First Nation yesterday — and it appears he may have frozen to death. RCMP say a 48-year-old local man was found laying unresponsive in a ditch on the reserve at around 9:30 yesterday morning. He was pronounced dead at the...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2013
The Supreme Court of Canada has reserved its decision in a case some are calling one of the most important Aboriginal rights cases in decades. The William Case was heard earlier today by Canada’s highest court. Six First Nations in BC are seeking recognition and...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2013
A new report from the University of Regina shows horses can help teenagers dealing with solvent abuse. The two-year study was conducted at the White Buffalo Youth Inhalant Centre at the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Researchers found horses had a positive impact on the...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2013
There’s a new face behind the controls of the Willow Cree Healing lodge. Eric Michael, a member of the Beardy’s Okemasis Cree Nation has officially replaced Trent Mitchell as the director of the facility. Michael has spent much of his career at Willow Cree, which...
by MBC News | Nov 6, 2013
Young aboriginals committing senseless acts of violence on one another was the topic of discussion at a gathering in Regina’s inner-city Wednesday. The day-long gathering focused on healing and finding alternatives to violence. It brought together area residents,...
by MBC News | Nov 6, 2013
The cultural differences between corporate interests and the values of First Nations communities was a hot topic of discussion at an Aboriginal entrepreneurs conference in Ottawa this week. John Kim Bell is a senior advisor to Brookfield Renewable Power. Sitting...
by MBC News | Nov 6, 2013
We’re learning more about the Federal government’s new safe-drinking water strategy for First Nations. On Friday the federal government announced that the Safe Drinking Water Act for First Nations had come into force. The parliamentary secretary for Aboriginal...
by MBC News | Nov 6, 2013
A Metis lawyer has resigned from her profession. In a decision posted on the Law Society of Saskatchewan’s website, Michelle Leclair-Harding has apparently stepped away from the legal community. She was initially stripped of her ability to practice law in the province...
