by MBC News | Mar 27, 2013
Questions have been raised recently (in a CBC report) about people on-reserve being charged taxes which don’t apply to them. SaskTel spokesperson Tara Tibeau says to be exempt from PST and GST, you must be a status Indian located on a reserve. She adds lots of...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013
Conservative MPs from Saskatchewan lined up to protest some proposed changes to the province’s electoral boundaries today. Speaking before a senate hearing this morning, many said the plan would water down the strong agricultural voice the province has enjoyed...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013
A vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations isn’t ruling out a legal challenge over the issue of education funding. The federation has released a report which says First Nations schools are getting roughly half the funding other schools do....
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013
The chief of the Onion Lake Cree Nation says the federal government is using strong-arm tactics against First Nations people. Wallace Fox says Ottawa is pressing First Nations to accept federal legislation in order to get its contribution funding agreement. He says a...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013
A University of Saskatchewan professor says the Idle No More movement has exposed what he calls an “unholy alliance” between the federal government and media to undermine the treaty and constitutional rights of First Nations people. Sakej Henderson teaches at the...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013
The University of Saskatchewan is reaching out to more Aboriginal students. It has launched a new website in an effort to build partnerships in Aboriginal communities and to increase the participation of Aboriginal students. They currently make up about 10% of the...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013
The La Ronge Ice Wolves say 24 candidates have applied for their vacant head coach and general manager position. Team president Terry Helary says the list includes interim head coach and GM Ron Holloway, who was former head coach Bob Beatty’s assistant the past...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2013
The president of the Regina Police Association is demanding tighter controls over the department’s Facebook page. Over the weekend, the page was filled with negative comments with some even encouraging violence against police. Evan Bray says the association first...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2013
A Metis leader says he’s not going to wait for the federal government when it comes to creating economic development for his people. Clem Chartier of the Metis National Council says there was very little for the Metis in the recent federal budget — but...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2013
The president of the Mining Association of Canada says the federal government has made a mistake in cancelling a popular tax cut among mining companies. Pierre Gratton explains the Accelerated Capital Cost Program helped companies recoup the costs of setting up new...
