by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013 | Current News
Embattled senator Patrick Brazeau has been kicked out of the Conservative caucus. A senate caucus staffer confirmed the decision earlier today and Brazeau will now sit as an independent. No official reason is being given by the Conservatives for Brazeau’s ouster but...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013 | Current News
Premier Brad Wall has added a new dimension to his commitment to address Aboriginal unemployment and lack of opportunity. Today he announced an Aboriginal Youth Task Force which will be headed by Saskatoon MLA Jennifer Campeau. The Premier says the mandate of the task...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013 | Current News
A First Nations senator from Saskatchewan says she walked out of a senate meeting last night after realizing the rules were stacked against her and her colleagues. Lillian Dyck is a member of the George Gordon First Nation and a member of the Senate Standing Committee...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013 | Current News
Frustration and disappointment are some of the words Aboriginal groups are using to describe the government’s decision to appeal a recent federal court ruling. Last month, a federal the court ruled that Métis and non-status Indians belong under section 91-24 of the...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013 | Current News
A Métis hunting rights case in Alberta is back before the courts. The province’s court of appeal is set to hear the evidence surrounding a day in 2007 when a Métis man shot a deer near the Cypress Hills region. A three-member panel will hear arguments about whether...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013 | Current News
Saskatoon police have arrested the second inmate who escaped from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge near Duck Lake last month. Brandon Avery White was arrested by members of the street gang unit and patrol during a traffic stop yesterday at 33rd Street and Avenue P....
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2013 | Current News
Former Corner Gas star Lorne Cardinal will be the keynote speaker at a major fundraiser in Saskatoon tonight. The Hearts For Hope gala is a fundraiser for Family Service Saskatoon. Deborah Byron-Sarauer, the executive director of the organization, says money raised...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2013 | Current News
Ottawa has announced it will appeal a landmark federal court ruling which vastly expands the ranks of people considered “Indians” under the Constitution. The Daniels decision says Métis and non-status Indians do fall under the constitutional heading of “Indian’”...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2013 | Current News
Saskatoon will be the site of a regional meeting on First Nations education this Friday. The Saskatoon meeting will be the second in a series of discussions on Aboriginal education to be held around the country. The aim is to improve educational outcomes of First...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2013 | Current News
Is it a lull in the storm or is Idle No More starting to fizzle out? Dr. Alexandria Wilson is part of the international arm of the organization and says the movement is gaining momentum and credibility but has shifted the way it is delivering its message. “It’s really...
