by MBC News | Jul 31, 2013
A Saskatchewan academic says all is not lost and there are a few things the Harper government could to do to improve its increasingly rocky relationship with First Nations groups in Canada. Over the past year, the federal government’s relationship with Indigenous...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2013
It appears the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations may be getting a little more comfortable with the idea of a federal strategy for First Nations education. Vice-chief Bobby Cameron recently attended a meeting with federal officials where he says the issue came...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2013
The finish line may be in sight for the decommissioning of the Cluff Lake Uranium mine. AREVA spokesman Jarrett Adams says they still have to demolish the airstrip, camp, warehouse and a few other buildings but he’s hopeful that will happen before the end of the year....
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2013
SIAST has created a new position that is designed to, among other things, focus more closely on relationships with aboriginal students. School president, Dr. Larry Rosia, says enrollment is up 23% over the past five years and as a result they need to focus on key...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2013
Aboriginals, in particular children, are at a huge a disadvantage when it comes to health, according to a new study. The study, released today by the Canadian Medical Association, finds poverty is the greatest barrier to good health. Aboriginal Canadians generally...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2013
The skies are beginning to clear around Fond du Lac. Smoke from a nearby forest fire had forced the evacuation of 241 people to Prince Albert earlier this week. However, Victor Fern, an operations supervisor with the band, says most of the smoke is gone. He says the...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2013
SaskTel is keeping a watchful eye on a big U.S. phone company that could soon enter Canada. Reports indicate U.S. giant Verizon may buy up two small Canadian carriers which would give the company entry into the country’s wireless phone industry. The timing of the move...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2013
The federal government needs to truly honour the apology it made to Indian residential school survivors five years ago and release all documentation relating to a former northern Ontario school, a New Democrat MP says. St. Anne’s residential school was open from 1904...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2013
We’re learning more about a forest fire near Fond Du Lac that has forced the evacuation of nearly 200 people. Residents are currently staying at hotels in the city. Some are wondering why the fire was allowed to burn for so long. Steve Roberts of Saskatchewan says the...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2013
A 42-year-old man is dead following a weekend boating accident on Wollaston Lake. RCMP say the call about the missing person came in around 7:00 Saturday morning. A young male with a life jacket managed to swim to shore. A search involving police and local volunteers...
