by MBC News | Jan 28, 2014
A Saskatchewan publication is hoping the courts can accomplish what the province’s privacy commissioner has not been able to do. Briarpatch magazine has filed a statement of claim demanding the release of specific information on a $200 million agreement between the...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2014
Proposed changes to forestry industry regulations could increase the level of input Aboriginal communities have in logging activities in their communities. The proposal is being put forward by The Forest Stewardship Council of Canada, a group that assists consumers...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2014
A propane shortage in Eastern Ontario is something people in Western Canada should keep an eye on, says a Liberal MP. Geoff Reagan says since December of 2012, propane in eastern Ontario has skyrocketed from about 62 cents per litre to the current $1.10. Reagan says...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2014
The RCMP is reminding northern drivers to follow the rules of the road, even when traveling across winter routes. On Friday, officers from Alberta and Saskatchewan conducted a traffic blitz along the road between Fort McMurray and La Loche. Out of a total of 480...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2014
A former teacher at the Moosomin First Nation’s Day School charged with numerous sex crimes was back in a North Battleford courtroom today. The issue at hand was who will pay for legal representation for 69-year-old Morris David Hryniuk. The Prince Albert man is...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2014
A University of Saskatchewan professor says it is high time Canada had a coordinated strategy for northern provincial regions. Ken Coates, who teaches at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, says the federal government has done a much better job of...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2014
A missing northern Saskatchewan snowmobiler appears to be okay after spending the night out in frigid temperatures. Search and rescue personnel from La Ronge, Stanley Mission and Grandmother’s Bay were called out Monday morning. La Ronge searcher Tom Charles says it...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2014
Treaty education has been a hot topic of discussion in the province ever since a 13-year-old girl wore a pullover with the slogan “Got Land? Thank An Indian” on it to a Balcarres school a few weeks ago. While some are voicing their support for Tenelle Starr, others...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2014
The president of the Métis National Council says he’s disappointed the Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear a hunting rights case in Alberta. Clem Chartier says he was certain the country’s highest court would hear the case of Métis hunter Gary Hirsekorn, who...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2014
A new housing program is taking shape across the prairies, one that sees trees from nearby reserves cut down to make building supplies for local homes. The Standing Tree to Standing Home program is the brainchild of the Frontiers Foundation in Manitoba. The...
