by MBC News | Oct 30, 2012 | Current News
Alarm bells are being rung over the growing number of people in Canada who are relying on food banks to get through daily life. According to Food Banks Canada, the number of people using the facilities across the country is at an all-time high. After dipping slightly...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2012 | Current News
A new program aimed at keeping kids out of trouble is showing signs of success in Regina. It is called the 11 and Under Inititative, and it involves schools, community organizations, social agencies and police. The aim is to identify children who look they could be...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2012 | Current News
A fisher from Dore Lake says the state of commercial fishing in the province appears to be looking up. Jonathan Fonos operates out of Dore Lake, and catches, processes and sells his own product. Fonos notes the price for whitefish has gone up significantly recently,...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2012 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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...