by MBC News | Nov 15, 2013 | Current News
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is mourning the passing of a distinguished elder. Catherine Charles passed away yesterday. She had served on the council of elders for the past 18 years. She was also heavily involved in the community, devoting her time to such groups as...
by MBC News | Nov 15, 2013 | Current News
A law professor from the University of Saskatchewan has received a Canada Research Chair to further his work on Indigenous rights. Dwight Newman studies International Indigenous law, and Canada Indigenous law. He will receive $100,000 a year for five-years. Newman...
by MBC News | Nov 15, 2013 | Current News
An NDP politician is blasting the federal government, accusing it of withholding information about abuses committed at a residential school in Ontario. Charlie Angus is the NDP MP for Timmins, Ontario. He says St. Anne’s Residential School has a dark reputation for...
by MBC News | Nov 15, 2013 | Current News
The search for more suspects continues following a shooting last weekend on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. RCMP say several gunshots were fired into a reserve residence Saturday evening. Two youths and two adults were in the home at the time, but no one was hurt. The...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2013 | Current News
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has a new lifeline. The federal government has agreed to extend the mandate of the TRC until June 30th of 2015. The commission’s executive director, Kimberly Murray, says the fine details of the extension have to be worked out...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2013 | Current News
The need to upgrade waste landfills was one of a number of topics discussed at a New North meeting in Prince Albert on Thursday. The province is requiring a number of northern Saskatchewan communities to upgrade or decommission their landfill sites. Nevertheless, New...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2013 | Current News
The NDP opposition in the Saskatchewan legislature pressed the government today to implement the recommendations of a joint task force on native education and employment. The report was released last March following more than a year of public hearings. The NDP says...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2013 | Current News
Some new research indicates that aboriginal girls in Manitoba aren’t receiving the HPV vaccine nearly as much as non-aboriginal females. The University of Manitoba’s Leigh Anne Shafer says that’s a worrying trend because the human papillomavirus, the virus the vaccine...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2013 | Current News
The University of Saskatchewan is trying to get a better understanding of how well supported and respected students feel on campus. Troy Harkot is the director of institutional effectiveness at the school. He says they want to find out if any students are being...
by MBC News | Nov 13, 2013 | Current News
Federated Cooperatives Limited is giving $1 million to the University of Saskatchewan with the goal of stimulating Aboriginal business development in rural parts of the province. The company and university hope by using the cooperative business model, existing gaps in...
