by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
SaskPower expects to have power fully restored to all areas of the province by tonight or early tomorrow morning. At last word, about 13,000 customers, mainly in east-central Saskatchewan, are still with out power. SaskPower’s vice president of distribution,...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
A candlelight vigil is planned for Monday for an Aboriginal woman who went missing two years ago. Karina Wolfe disappeared on July 2nd, 2010. She was last seen inside a grey corvette on Appleby Drive in Saskatoon. Police say her disappearance is suspicious because she...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
A vice-chief with the FSIN has confirmed he is running again in this fall’s election. However, this time, Morley Watson says he has his eye on the top job: “I’ll be running. I’m going to offer my services to the people as chief of the...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
Sad news emerged out of this week’s FSIN legislative assembly in Nipawin. Senator Dennis Crane of the Key First Nation died early Wednesday morning. He had attended the opening day of the assembly the previous day. Crane served with the Yorkton Tribal Council...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
The FSIN has signed a three-year protocol with the RCMP. The deal is designed to boost trust and cooperation between First Nations communities and the RCMP members that serve them. The federation says it hopes the protocol defuses situations before they turn into...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations took aim at a few contentious government bills at its legislative assembly in Nipawin this week. Chiefs in assembly voted to reject the proposed provincial Wildfire Act, as well as the federal government’s safe...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
The acting chief of the Key First Nation didn’t mince words earlier this week when he found out First Nations war veterans hadn’t received funding commitments for the grave marker program. Daryl Cote was speaking to delegates at the Federation of...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
Canada’s Aboriginal population is becoming more engaged in the workforce and their standard of living is improving. The findings are contained in a national report that shows the economic gap between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals is narrowing, but it is still...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
A Mi’kmaq woman who is running for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says she is tired of compromising with the Harper government. Pamela Palmater feels First Nations are continually being asked to give up rights and benefits to the government in...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2012
People in Cumberland House could be enjoying fresh vegetables in the not-too-distant future. The community has been working over the past year with Heifer International to establish its own organic farm and co-op. Michelle Laliberte is the president of Ministik Co-op....
