Profits Up At Cameco

Cameco is reporting a sharp rise in net earnings this recent quarter. This morning the company released its financial results for the year through to the end of September. It reports net earnings were $211 million. That’s well up from the $79 million recorded at the...

Aboriginal Business Leaders Assemble In Winnipeg

Aboriginal business leaders are meeting in Winnipeg this week at the Cando Annual Business Conference. Natural Resources figures prominently in this year’s event, which routinely attracts band managers, government reps and people connected with various industries....

CNSC Approves Cameco Mining Licence Renewals In Northern Sask

The president of Cameco says he’s pleased the uranium mining company has been granted new licenses at three of its operations. This afternoon, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission issued a press release stating it has approved the company’s request for 10-year...

Leroux Trial Wraps Up

The Paul Leroux trial wrapped up Tuesday afternoon in a Battlefords courtroom. Leroux, a former boys’ dormitory supervisor at the Beauval Indian Residential School during the 1960’s, faces numerous sexual assault charges. Prosecutor Mitch Piché says he believes the...

Federal Court Of Appeal Hears Daniels Case

The Federal Court of Appeal began hearing a high profile Aboriginal rights case on Tuesday. The case involves a legal challenge that was initially launched by the late Harry Daniels. Daniels argues that Métis people and non-status Indians should be considered as...

Harper Government Re-Introduces First Nations Election Act

The Conservative government has reintroduced the First Nations Elections Act in the House of Commons. Bill C-9 addresses some longstanding issues that bands and the Harper government have with the current election system under the Indian Act. It extends the terms of...

Project Aims To Link Municipalities and First Nations

A two-year project is underway to link First Nations with nearby municipalities. The purpose of the exercise is to help communities work more closely together on issues of mutual concern. OCN and The Pas are two of the joint-sites that have been chosen along with a...

TSB Makes Safety Recommendations For Float Planes

The Transportation Safety Board is recommending changes in the hopes of improving survival rates in float plane crashes. The recommendations are contained in reports released following crashes in Ontario and B.C. which took several lives. Central Region Manager Peter...

Former Dorm Supervisor Cross-Examined At Trial

A man charged with numerous indecent assault charges dating back from his time as a boys’ dormitory supervisor at the Beauval Indian Residential School in the 1960’s, was forced to discuss his previous criminal record while under cross-examination Monday. Paul Leroux,...