by MBC News | Sep 17, 2013
A dispute over exploration for oil and gas on the Thunderchild First Nation continued on in a Saskatoon courtroom Tuesday. Marilyn Wapass was arrested last month for violating a court order which prevents interference with seismic testing on the reserve. A group of...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2013
A new campaign aims to create greater awareness and understanding about what qualifies as a sexual assault. The “Don’t be that Guy” campaign was launched on Tuesday morning in Saskatoon. Heather Pocock, the assistant director at the sexual assault and information...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2013
BC’s child advocate says three child welfare bodies failed to protect the interest of a foster child who nearly died under the care of her grandparents in the Fort Qu’Appelle area in 2008.Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the BC Representative for Children and...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2013
A new report on the state of health care services in northern Saskatchewan should be in the hands of Health Minister Dustin Duncan later this week. The study is written by Dr. Dennis Kendel of Saskatoon who visited Ile-a-la Crosse, Buffalo Narrows, La Loche and La...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2013
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall did some minor tweaking to his cabinet on Friday. Russ Marchuk has stepped down from the education portfolio and is being replaced by Labour Minister Don Morgan while Rob Norris takes on advanced education. Premier Brad Wall admits...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2013
Métis Nation of Saskatchewan President Robert Doucette says he wants to clear the air. The Métis Nation has been embroiled in controversy for close to two months now and at a legislative assembly last weekend, a motion was passed to suspend nine area directors and...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2013
It is an event that almost did not happen. On Thursday, the First Nations University of Canada celebrated its tenth anniversary. Hundreds showed up for the celebration held at the Regina campus. Vice-president of academics at FNUC Lynn Wells says the institution is...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2013
On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a number of groups are saying Canada needs to greater involve First Nations people in resource development on traditional lands. The UN...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2013
A charge of second-degree murder has been laid in the death of a northern man in Prince Albert this week. Davis David Broussie, a 25-year-old Black Lake resident, was discovered unconscious Monday morning and later died in hospital. The official cause of death has not...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2013
Police are seeking a “person of interest” in a Saskatoon homicide that occurred in August. Seventy-seven-year-old James Favel was assaulted around 9:45 p.m. in the 200-block area of Avenue I North on Aug. 19. Favel later died in hospital from injuries sustained in the...
