by MBC News | Oct 30, 2012
A glimpse into Aboriginal history in Saskatchewan will soon be available on DVD. Evelyn Poitras is in the final editing stage of “Buffalo: A Memorial”. The film started out as simply a record of various fundraising projects for diabetes — but it...
by MBC News | Oct 29, 2012
For the second time in five months, the chief of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation has been arrested for breaching probation. Chief Stewart Baptiste, Jr. was arrested over the weekend for allegedly breaching probation on Saturday. He is accused of drinking alcohol and...
by MBC News | Oct 29, 2012
A lawyer for a Manitoba First Nation says a recent legal victory could have far-reaching implications across Canada. Norman Boudreau is the lawyer who represented the Norway House Cree Nation Fishing Co-Operative in its fight against the government. Ten years ago,...
by MBC News | Oct 29, 2012
AREVA Resources has applied to Ottawa for a change in its operating licence at the McClean Lake uranium mill. The company says it wants to expand the capacity of its milling operation, among other things. The proposed changes include the operation of the ore slurry...
by MBC News | Oct 29, 2012
Most Saskatchewan residents don’t think Aboriginal people pay enough taxes. Those findings come in the latest public opinion survey released by the University of Saskatchewan. The “Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan” series involved random phone...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
Residents of a remote northern Saskatchewan First Nation are pressing the provincial government to live up to a promise it made to the community back in 2008. They say it is a matter of life and death for the Hatchet Lake First Nation. At issue is an all-weather road...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
A trial will be held in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench for a Poundmaker First Nation resident facing TLE fraud charges. Victoria McMillan faces charges of theft over $5,000, fraud over $5,000 and breach of her duties as a trustee. She pleaded not guilty to...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
A 15-month conditional sentence has been handed to the former CEO of New North, the umbrella organization for northern Saskatchewan municipalities. Eric Gardiner was in La Ronge Provincial Court yesterday after pleading guilty earlier this year to one count of fraud....
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
The federal government’s new strategy to protect woodland caribou is getting a favourable response from a conservation manager in the province. Gord Vaadeland of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says the plan gives Saskatchewan some flexibility in what...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2012
The booming provincial economy is reflected in the latest survey results in the “Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan” research project by the University of Saskatchewan. Aboriginal people and the rest of the population are optimistic about the economy, the...
