by MBC News | Dec 3, 2014 | Current News
A Saskatchewan Metis leader says it is time for a review of the province’s duty to consult policy. Metis Nation – Saskatchewan president Robert Doucette is making that call in the wake of the court injunction handed to Dene trappers staging a roadblock....
by MBC News | Dec 3, 2014 | Current News
The Thunderchild First Nation was in a Saskatoon courtroom this morning challenging the federal government’s decision to put the band under third party management. The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development has made the decision as the result of...
by MBC News | Dec 3, 2014 | Current News
Grey Cup champion Geroy Simon was in Prince Albert last night to help kids in need get warm coats for the winter. Simon was at the Northern Lights Casino signing autographs in exchange for donations to his Coats 4 Kids charity. The charity was founded in Regina last...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2014 | Current News
The inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man at a Prince Albert hospital more than two years ago continued on Tuesday. On November 29, 2012, Billy Ballantyne of the Little Red River reserve was taken to the Victoria Hospital. According to hospital security,...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2014 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says the Harper government’s First Nations Financial Transparency Act has “several flaws”. In a release issued this morning, FSIN Vice-Chief Heather Bear says the act was pushed through without consultation and...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2014 | Current News
The City of Saskatoon is examining a proposal that would limit the number of emergency shelters, food banks and soup kitchens in the inner-city core, but not everyone is on board. The idea is being pushed forward by Pat Lorje, who represents an inner-city ward on...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2014 | Current News
The APTN series Cashing-In began its fourth season last Tuesday. Cashing-In is a drama about a casino on an Indian reservation and is set on Stonewalker First Nation in southern Manitoba. Not only is Cashing-In a successful show for the network it was also developed...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2014 | Current News
The inquest into a 44-year-old man who died in a Prince Albert hospital more than two years ago began on Monday. Billy Ballantyne was taken to the hospital in November of 2012 because he was feeling ill. After an incident at the hospital the 44-year-old was taken by...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2014 | Current News
The Saskatchewan government released a new strategy this morning aimed at helping people who struggle with mental health and addictions issues. The action plan sets various goals to address current gaps including reducing wait times to access services, lessening the...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2014 | Current News
The HIV infection rate in the province is continuing the steady decline that began in 2010. The latest numbers for last year show there are129 new cases. That’s a drop of 27 per cent from 2012. The numbers also show the highest rates of infection are in Regina,...
