by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012
A man facing 12 charges for a North Battleford break-in and high speed chase will be back in court on Tuesday. Tyler Dane Meetoos appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court this morning with a swollen face and black eye. Meetoos was arrested Wednesday night after a...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2012
A provincial task force aimed at getting more Aboriginal people working in Saskatchewan is coming to the La Ronge area next week. On Tuesday, it will be at Gordon Denny Community School in Air Ronge. It is gathering information on education and employment successes to...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
Northern Saskatchewan MP Rob Clarke appears to have some company in his efforts to change the Indian Act. A spokeswoman for Liberal Leader Bob Rae confirms he will introduce a motion Monday in the House of Commons to repeal the Act. Clarke doesn’t feel the bill...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
Saskatchewan residents are still evenly split when it comes to nuclear development in the province. The results were contained in an extensive survey conducted by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan. The project is called, “Taking the Pulse of...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
The Canadian Human Rights Commission has begun hearing cases related to the repeal of Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. The exemption that protected human rights challenges on reserves from being filed was lifted in June of last year. Since that time, the...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
A Pelican Lake First Nation man has been committed to stand trial for manslaughter. Thirty-nine-year-old Frederick Charles Harris is charged with manslaughter in the death of 46-year-old Jones Thomas. Thomas was also from the Pelican Lake First Nation. His body was...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
Today is the first-ever national day of action to end violence against and among Indigenous peoples in Canada. Native Women’s Association of Canada President Michele Audette says the day is intended to support Aboriginal families who have lost loved ones to...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
A man will appear in North Battleford Provincial Court tomorrow facing 12 charges after a break-and-enter and police chase. Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Dane Meetoos was arrested last night after he allegedly broke into a North Battleford resident’s home, stole...
by MBC News | Oct 18, 2012
A prayer service will be held tonight in Saskatoon for the late president of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. SIIT campuses around the province will be closed tomorrow for the funeral of Randell Morris. Morris died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the age...
by MBC News | Oct 17, 2012
As many as 1,300 jobs could come out of a deal between the Saskatoon Tribal Council and Saskatoon Health Region. The two groups signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday. One goal is to increase the percentage of Aboriginal people in the health region’s...
