by MBC News | Dec 8, 2011
A new report by Statistics Canada says nearly a quarter of Saskatchewan residents will be Aboriginal by 2031. According to the numbers, 21 – 24% of the province’s population will be First Nations or Metis. That’s up from 2006, when the percentage was...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2011
Encanto Potash Corporation says its Muskowekewan First Nation partners will be having a second vote to designate land for the exploration and development of a mine. Encanto President and CEO Jim Walchuk says the First Nation’s chief and council has passed a...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2011
Individual rights could be an issue as the Cowessess First Nation formulates a drug policy, according to Chief Grady Lerat. The band has been considering various ways to get rid of drugs on the reserve. Lerat says random drug testing has been suggested. He says the...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2011
Some final numbers from the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation are shedding more light on the kind of year it has been for Saskatchewan commercial fishers. According to the marketing body, just 344 fishers submitted fish to the agency this year — 69 fewer...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2011
Nine Saskatchewan citizens were invested into the Order of Merit last night, including the chief of the Whitecap Dakota Nation. Chief Darcy Bear says during his 20 years as a councillor and now chief, his community has gone from near bankruptcy and third party...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
A former prison guard in Prince Albert who was arrested after he allegedly struck and killed a teenage girl on a bicycle has pleaded guilty to lesser charges. Forty-three-year-old Leslie Samoleski was initially charged with impaired driving causing death, criminal...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
Red Pheasant First Nation Chief Stewart Baptiste will be back in court next fall to face several drunk driving-related charges. He is accused of impaired driving, refusing to provide a breath sample, and failing to appear in court. A trial on those charges has been...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
A 63-year-old man from Southend was recently rescued by a police helicopter after becoming stranded at his cabin on Reindeer Lake. RCMP say the man set out by boat on November 10th and was reported overdue on November 29th — 15 days after he was scheduled to...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
A spokesperson for Aboriginal women says the federal government provides good housing for its employees in Canada’s far north — and if it can do that, it should be able to do the same for remote Aboriginal communities. Native Women’s Association of...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
The federal government needs to support the education of First Nations children now and not bring in more legislation, according to a new independent report by three First Nations groups. Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations vice-chief Simon Bird says the...
