by MBC News | Oct 4, 2013
A former minister of Indian Affairs says Canada’s international standing is being harmed by the federal government’s disregard for Indigenous rights. Warren Allmand, the current president of the World Federalist Movement, has co-authored a paper on how Canada should...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2013
Members of a First Nation in Saskatchewan’s far north headed to the polls on Friday. The Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation was holding elections for chief and council. Incumbent chief Earl Lidguerre is seeking a second term in office. Lidguerre was first elected two...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2013
It is a unique approach to wellness and it’s working. The Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre uses things like art and music to engage Aboriginal youth to get them feeling better about themselves. The wellness approach is the focus of a three-day symposium in...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2013
A northern Saskatchewan business is one of four from the province nominated for this year’s Canadian Tourism Awards. Lloyd Lake Lodge, which is nominated for the marketing campaign of the year award, offers some of the best fishing and recreation in Saskatchewan. Gold...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2013
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde began a four-day tour of London, England on Friday in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation. Bellegarde is part of a group of 13 First Nations veterans, elders and other...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2013
Former prime minister Paul Martin was in Saskatoon Thursday to officially launch the Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Program. There are currently 17 schools in Saskatchewan involved in the program in which students create their own business case project and then...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2013
It was a war of words this morning at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Hearing in La Ronge. The dispute arose over Cameco’s bid to secure new licenses for its operations at Rabbit Lake, Key Lake and McArthur River. The Sierra Club of Canada accused Cameco of wildly...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2013
The province says more than $6 million worth of repaving and culvert installation work is now underway on a damaged stretch of Highway 2 north of Prince Albert. Higher than average spring runoff and heavy rains saw the affected area closed to light traffic for more...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2013
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has decided to shut off the tipi lights at its casinos across the province. Vice-President of Corporate Affairs Pat Cook says the move is being made to reduce energy consumption. Cook says it is one part of SIGA’s overall...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2013
A man familiar to MBC listeners has taken the top prize in a new Canadian literary competition. Richard Wagamese is the the inaugural winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Metis and Inuit Literature. Wagamese is the host of “One Native Life” and...
