by MBC News | Aug 2, 2014
The three-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle on the Mosquito First Nation earlier this week has died. RCMP say the child succumbed to her injuries Friday morning in hospital. The girl was hit by a vehicle on a residential property on the reserve at about 8:30...
by MBC News | Aug 2, 2014
A Regina defence lawyer says a new Supreme Court ruling on a Mr. Big police sting undercover operation is “ground breaking.” On Thursday, Canada’s highest court overturned the murder conviction of a Newfoundland man where police used Mr. Big techniques to gain a...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
Thirteen of 70 Saskatchewan First Nations now have their financial statements posted on the federal government’s website. The new requirements are part of the Harper government’s First Nations Financial Transparency Act which came into effect Tuesday evening. The...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
A heavy equipment operator program targeted at Aboriginal people in Saskatoon has seven new graduates. The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology offers the Aboriginal Heavy Equipment Operator and Class 1A License Pre-Employment Training Program. It is offered in...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
Yvonne Boyer says there is a direct relation between the health of Indigenous people and the legal system that they live under. The Brandon University professor has written a new book, Moving Aboriginal Health Forward: Discarding Canada’s Legal Barriers, which...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2014
The public is invited to view a display in Prince Albert which was created by the Northern Indigenous Photo-Voice Project. Summer student Aleyna May Morin and artist Tim Moore visited Sucker River in June and the project involved local youth and elders from the...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2014
Second quarter financial results are in and it appears to be a pretty good year so far for Cameco. For the six months ending June 30, the Saskatchewan uranium mining company recorded a gain of six per cent in revenue, an increase of 25 per cent in gross profit and a...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2014
A decision has yet to be made on whether charges will be laid in an incident that has critically injured a three-year-old girl on the Mosquito First Nation. The child was struck by a vehicle on a residential property on the reserve at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. She was...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2014
Only a handful of Saskatchewan First Nations have their financial statements posted on the federal government’s website in spite of a new law requiring them to do so. The requirements are part of the Harper government’s First Nations Financial Transparency...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2014
About 100 protesters gathered across the street from the site of Stephen Harper’s announcement in Air Ronge today. Many were carrying signs and wore T-shirts with anti-Harper slogans — while others were singing and beating drums. Organizer Kirstin Scanson...
