by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012 | Current News
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission will not be coming to Ile-a-la-Crosse this weekend as originally planned. The TRC says the hearing it had scheduled for tomorrow in the northern village is being postponed due to a recent storm that has disrupted power, water...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012 | Current News
A big piece of Saskatchewan history is being celebrated in Fort Qu’Appelle over the next week. Thirty-four chiefs and thousands of First Nations students will be in the community for the annual Treaty 4 gathering. The treaty was signed on September 15th, 1874,...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012 | Current News
The federal government insists it is spending money in the effort to reduce the problem of violence against Aboriginal women. Susan Truppe, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women, says her department has approved $5.5 million on projects aimed at reducing...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Research Council has announced the construction of a new mineral processing pilot plant in Saskatoon. The $2.2-million facility is being developed with funding from the provincial and federal governments. SRC vice-president of mining and minerals...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012 | Current News
The chief electoral officer for the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan says he is preparing to sort through ballots. Last week’s MN-S election resulted in a close finish in the race for provincial secretary. May Henderson unofficially defeated Tammy Mah by a vote...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2012 | Current News
A man wanted by La Ronge RCMP on a variety of charges has been tracked down by police. Twenty-two-year-old Jonah Lee Ratt was located and arrested in Prince Albert by the city police. Ratt is facing charges that include assault with a weapon. Meanwhile, La Ronge RCMP...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2012 | Current News
An investigation is underway after a prisoner was found dead in the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre today. The facility is currently under a lockdown, and visits are being limited. Judy Orthner of the Ministry of Corrections and Public Safety says guards...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2012 | Current News
People in parts of northwest Saskatchewan are still dealing with the results of severe weather earlier this week. Strong winds on Tuesday brought down trees which caused damage to power lines and left communities in the dark. At the Buffalo River Dene Nation, the...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2012 | Current News
There was some excitement on the Onion Lake Cree Nation yesterday as Eagleview High School was locked down. The precautionary measure was taken after RCMP received reports of two youths with a firearm near the school. The call came in at around 3:00 p.m. RCMP say...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2012 | Current News
The federal NDP critic for Aboriginal Affairs says she isn’t impressed with a government pledge to end violence against women. Jean Crowder says the pledge, outlined in a new release this week, makes no mention of the problem concerning Aboriginal women...
