by MBC News | Apr 24, 2012 | Current News
The federal government is changing the rules on how it protects fish habitats in the country. This morning, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told reporters Ottawa is adopting a “common sense approach” in order to protect the productivity of recreational,...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2012 | Current News
Researchers want to see if getting rid of mold and other issues will improve health on reserves. As a result, the First Nations University of Canada, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina are conducting a study. The researchers will conduct...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2012 | Current News
A Tory Senator is questioning why funds for national organizations are being cut back if they are helping Metis people become healthier. Senator Patrick Brazeau spoke at a hearing of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples today. Brazeau says cuts have...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2012 | Current News
A 47-year-old La Ronge man was seriously injured Sunday in a snowmobile accident. RCMP say, at around 5:00 pm, the man was riding alone on the machine on Lac La Ronge when he hit an ice ridge. The man was thrown from the sled and taken to the La Ronge Health Centre...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2012 | Current News
Serious questions are being raised about next month’s Metis Nation – Saskatchewan election. MBC has obtained a legal application that was filed in a Saskatoon courtroom earlier this month. The two applicants, Robert McLeod and Ronald Lamabe, are calling on...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2012 | Current News
A 14-year-old boy is facing several charges following a stabbing on the Cote First Nation over the weekend. RCMP say a 19-year-old man was struck with a machete at a reserve residence Friday night. The victim was transported to the Kamsack Hospital with serious...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2012 | Current News
The Red Earth and Shoal Lake Cree Nations will soon have paved roads into their communities. Saskatchewan Highways says paving those access roads is on its to-do list this year. Shoal Lake band councillor Rayme Whitecap has the roads portfolio. Whitecap is excited...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2012 | Current News
A spokesman for Amnesty International says a human rights complaint against the federal government could have major implications down the road. Last week, a federal court ruled that a complaint against Ottawa over its funding of child protection services on reserve...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2012 | Current News
A Liberal MP says she worries too many evidence-based agencies that specialize in Aboriginal health are getting the axe from the federal government. Dr. Carolyn Bennet says she has noticed that groups that specialize in breaking down information for disease prevention...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2012 | Current News
A 19-year-old woman from the Whitebear First Nation heads to Albuquerque, New Mexico today to be part of Miss Indian World. The five-day pageant is one of the many events held along with the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, the largest in the world. Rosalind Shepherd, a...
