by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013
Frustration and disappointment are some of the words Aboriginal groups are using to describe the government’s decision to appeal a recent federal court ruling. Last month, a federal the court ruled that Métis and non-status Indians belong under section 91-24 of the...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013
A Métis hunting rights case in Alberta is back before the courts. The province’s court of appeal is set to hear the evidence surrounding a day in 2007 when a Métis man shot a deer near the Cypress Hills region. A three-member panel will hear arguments about whether...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013
Saskatoon police have arrested the second inmate who escaped from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge near Duck Lake last month. Brandon Avery White was arrested by members of the street gang unit and patrol during a traffic stop yesterday at 33rd Street and Avenue P....
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013
Former Corner Gas star Lorne Cardinal will be the keynote speaker at a major fundraiser in Saskatoon tonight. The Hearts For Hope gala is a fundraiser for Family Service Saskatoon. Deborah Byron-Sarauer, the executive director of the organization, says money raised...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2013
Ottawa has announced it will appeal a landmark federal court ruling which vastly expands the ranks of people considered “Indians” under the Constitution. The Daniels decision says Métis and non-status Indians do fall under the constitutional heading of “Indian’”...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2013
Saskatoon will be the site of a regional meeting on First Nations education this Friday. The Saskatoon meeting will be the second in a series of discussions on Aboriginal education to be held around the country. The aim is to improve educational outcomes of First...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2013
Is it a lull in the storm or is Idle No More starting to fizzle out? Dr. Alexandria Wilson is part of the international arm of the organization and says the movement is gaining momentum and credibility but has shifted the way it is delivering its message. “It’s really...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2013
A woman accused of fatally stabbing a man in Grandmother’s Bay has been granted bail. Mary Roberts is due back in a La Ronge court on Mar. 4. She faces one count of second-degree murder. Last November the body of 37-year-old Adam Eninew was discovered outside a...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2013
It looks like municipalities hoping for either a new infrastructure or revenue sharing program will have to wait until the provincial budget. With the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention wrapping up in Saskatoon today, the government remains...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2013
The Prince Albert police service is reporting a large drop in crime statistics. According to numbers supplied by the department, officers responded to 1,071 fewer complaints in 2012 than the year before. Crimes against people were also down 32 per cent. Police chief...
