by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
INAC Urges Collection of Annuity Payment Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 14:51 The Department of Indian Affairs is encouraging Status Indians to collect their treaty annuity payment this year. Many people don’t collect their $5 yearly payment, and INAC officials...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Cold Lake First Nations Protest Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 14:42 A protest is underway today at a campground on the west side of Cold Lake. Around 30 members of the Cold Lake First Nations have set up their own campsite in defiance of a planned expansion to the...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
PBCN Chief Candidate’s Appeal Turned Down Monday, May 09, 2011 at 14:04 A candidate in last month’s Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation elections says his appeal has been turned down. Former chief Harold Linklater says he was told by a committee member last...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Some First Nations Trying to Re-open NRTA Monday, May 09, 2011 at 14:04 A movement is afoot to re-open the Natural Resource Transfer Agreement of 1930. The approach is being taken by the Prince Albert Grand Council, Treaty 8 First Nations in Alberta, and a...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Teen Escapee Arrested Monday, May 09, 2011 at 14:03 A 17 year-old boy from the north has been picked up after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Last week police in Regina took the unusual step of releasing the boy’s name, even though he was under age. ...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Anti-Racism Activist “Shocked” By Transfer Monday, May 09, 2011 at 14:02 The leader of an anti-racism group says he’s shocked by the transfer of an inmate to the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Bob Hughes says he had received indications from the...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Province Unveils Picture Archive System Monday, May 09, 2011 at 14:01 Saskatchewan Health Minister Don McMorris made a trip north to La Ronge on Friday to unveil the new Picture Archiving and Communications System. It allows health personnel in the Mamawetan...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Dangerous Offender Hearing Set for Fall Friday, May 06, 2011 at 14:57 A dangerous offender hearing for a 22-year-old Aboriginal man will be held in September. Justice Janet McMurtry made that ruling in a Regina courtroom Thursday. Justin Piapot was found...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
First Nations Want More Time for Assessment Friday, May 06, 2011 at 14:56 A group of southern First Nations is asking the provincial government to facilitate meaningful consultations between it and BHP Billiton regarding the Jansen Mine project. George Gordon...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011
Jurisdiction Hampers Mental Health: Child Advocate Friday, May 06, 2011 at 14:54 Saskatchewan’s Children’s Advocate says he worries breakdowns in jurisdiction are hampering the recoveries of children suffering from mental health issues. Bob Pringle says...
