by MBC News | Nov 9, 2012 | Current News
Three Regina men were handed penitentiary terms today for beating a 16-year-old boy to death with a hammer in the spring of 2011. There were gasps in the courtroom as the sentence was delivered. The family of Delano Toto was not happy. The man that wielded a hammer...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2012 | Current News
Inmates at two Prince Albert jails are receiving a visit today and tomorrow from officials with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The TRC says between 18 and 20 inmates have indicated a willingness to talk to the statement gatherers about what happened to them...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2012 | Current News
Hundreds of people, including First Nations war veterans, took part in a ceremony of remembrance today at the First Nations University of Canada campus in Regina. The last post was followed by a prayer from an elder, remembering the lost soldiers of yesterday and...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2012 | Current News
A new group is being created in an effort to win Metis hunting rights from the provincial government. John Hanikenne says he plans to form the “Captains of the Hunt” with the Saskatchewan affiliate of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. The Aboriginal...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2012 | Current News
A cultural advisor says the Battlefords need another school to teach Aboriginal education and values.Daphie Pooyak says Sakewew High School in North Battleford is doing a good job, but it’s not enough.She got the idea when her son attended a soccer school:...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2012 | Current News
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan’s northern think tank says she doesn’t believe the status quo is good enough when it comes to food security in the province’s north. About 100 experts from across the country are attending a conference...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2012 | Current News
A northern Saskatchewan MLA says he is growing tired of a wait for long-term care beds in La Ronge. New Democrat Doyle Vermette says the provincial government has ignored a report done two years ago that states 46 beds are needed in La Ronge, but just 16 are...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2012 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is confident an online gaming agreement can be worked out with the province. The FSIN is monitoring a site that opened yesterday by a man on the Whitebear First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan. Federation chief Perry...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2012 | Current News
An Aboriginal group in the province feels a public opinion research project is perpetuating the myth that Aboriginal people don’t pay their fair share of taxes. The “Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan” survey found 63% of respondents felt that way. Kim...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2012 | Current News
Natural gas appears to be a tough sell in the Town of La Ronge. It was first introduced in the community in late 2009. So far, 119 homes and businesses have signed up — roughly 21% of the number of customers that could currently be hooked up. SaskEnergy...
