by MBC News | Jun 14, 2012
The Onion Lake Cree Nation has placed a request with the SJHL for an expansion franchise. According to the SJHL website, the league governors have tabled the request for review. SJHL President Bill Chow says unlike the Cold Lake request earlier in the year, Onion Lake...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2012
Delegates will choose between eight candidates — including four women — during this summer’s Assembly of First Nations National Chief election. An assistant to the AFN’s chief electoral officer confirms this is not only the largest number of...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2012
Red Pheasant First Nation Chief Stewart Baptiste has been sentenced for driving tickets and breaches of probation. In North Battleford Provincial Court today, he received a suspended sentence and six months probation. Court was told he breached probation by drinking...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2012
A look at life on Canada’s First Nations presents a disturbing image of poverty and poor health. A national survey indicates nearly every indicator of the quality of life on reserves has gone down since the last First Nations Regional Health Survey five years...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2012
The provincial government is turning to the Red Cross for help in responding to evacuations. The Ministry of Social Services says Red Cross workers will operate evacuation centres when citizens are forced to flee their homes due to wildfires or flooding. Minister...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2012
The Black Lake First Nation is preparing for an election — and the hope is it won’t be as controversial as the last one. Unofficial sources say the vote will take place on June 25th. People running for chief include Raymond MacDonald, Ann Gordon-Toutsaint,...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2012
The search for children who went missing while in residential school is getting a helping hand. Chief coroners across Canada recently agreed at a meeting to dig through their records to help solve cases of kids who died or disappeared while in school. Kimberly Murray...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2012
A Uranium City woman is hoping someone with knowledge of her son’s death almost two-and-a-half years ago will provide that information to the authorities. Marlene Powder’s 21-year-old son, Philip Nighttraveller, and another man died in the early morning...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2012
A new report by Canada’s electricity sector says 45,000 new workers will be needed over the next four years. Michelle Branigan helped author the report, and says her industry would really like to tap into the Aboriginal workforce. She explains half of the...
by MBC News | Jun 11, 2012
A Pelican Lake First Nation youth charged with murder in relation to the death of another Pelican Lake man will be back in court Thursday. Eighteen-year-old Jay Lyndon Thomas made his first court appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court this morning. He is...
