by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011
Representatives from the University of Regina were in La Ronge last night to meet with community leaders. Vianne Timmons is the school’s president and vice-chancelor. Timmons says officials from the town, NORTEP and Northlands College were part of a round table...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2011
The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan has struck a new partnership with the Saskatoon Tribal Council. The deal is aimed at boosting job numbers for First Nations, along with better training opportunities. STC Tribal Chief Felix Thomas says the deal is collaborative...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2011
Officials with the RCMP are responding to incidents that endangered officers in the communities of La Loche and the Red Earth First Nation this past week. Assistant Commissioner Russ Mirasty says the recent violent incidents in those communities are isolated, and not...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2011
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations’ annual fall legislative assembly may be in the books, but acting chief Morley Watson says several messages were heard loud and clear. A number of chiefs at the assembly said they were concerned about the level of...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2011
An official with Saskatchewan Justice says there are no plans at this point to hold a public inquiry into the shooting death of a First Nations man five years ago. Back on November 13th, 2006, Delbert Kenneth Pelletier died after being involved in a police standoff on...
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2011
A takeover bid by Cameco has apparently received the blessing of the Canadian Competition Bureau. Hathor Exploration Limited, the company that discovered the valuable Roughrider uranium deposit in the Athabasca Basin, is the subject of the hostile takeover attempt....
by MBC News | Oct 7, 2011
The University of Saskatchewan is preparing to begin construction on a new Aboriginal student centre.Ryan Moccasin with the Indigenous Student Council says the new Gordon Oakes – Red Bear Student Centre is not intended to separate the students from the rest of...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2011
This week’s Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations fall legislative assembly got off to a lively start yesterday in Saskatoon.For much of the day, chiefs passionately discussed the issue of spending by the board of directors at the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2011
The First Nations University of Canada is reporting that it is now in a position of financial strength. The school’s Della Anaquod says revenues have now out-paced expenditures and they have balanced the books. Anaquod notes the FNUC has a balanced budget for...
by MBC News | Oct 6, 2011
Cameco has signed an agreement with its partners at Cigar Lake which will lead to changes at its northern operations. Under the arrangement, the McClean Lake mill will process and package all of the uranium from the Cigar Lake mine. The original plan was to see part...
