by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011 | Current News
Two youths have been arrested in connection with a house fire on the Waterhen Lake First Nation. The house, which burnt down September 29th, was under construction. It was supposed to be a home for RCMP members serving on the reserve. The two boys were arrested Sunday...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011 | Current News
An Aboriginal scholar is calling for Canada to develop its own Attorney General for Aboriginal people. Sakej Henderson says he feels the creation of such a position would help bridge the constitutional gap that he feels exists between Indigenous people and the courts....
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011 | Current News
Golden Band Resources appears to have jumped through a regulatory hurdle. The company says it has received approval to begin construction of its Mallard Tailings Management Facility. In a release, Golden Band says formal notification was published today. The Mallard...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011 | Current News
The process of delivering new emergency communications equipment to First Nations in Saskatchewan continues. Aboriginal Affairs is paying for the project, which is part of the Provincial Public Safety Telecommunications Network. With the new system, on-reserve...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011 | Current News
A northern businessman says this year’s wild rice crop is below average. Lynn Riese of Canadian Lakes Wild Rice says flooding devastated many areas of the province’s north. Particularly hard hit was the central region, including La Ronge, which Riese estimates...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2011 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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...
