by MBC News | Apr 10, 2015 | Current News
The head of the RCMP says 70 per cent of Aboriginal females killed in Canada — in cases solved by police — died at the hands of other Aboriginal people. Commissioner Bob Paulson released the statistic in a letter obtained by The Canadian Press. The letter...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2015 | Current News
The First Nations Election Act is now law. It means any First Nation in Canada can now opt into a new electoral system. The main benefit is that elections are held every four years instead of every two years as they are now under the Indian Act. There will also be a...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2015 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is quite disappointed with the recent changes to the Nutrition North Program announced last week by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt. The provincial chamber warns the issue could be brought up in the next federal...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2015 | Current News
A northern Saskatchewan MLA has established an office on a First Nation in the province’s far north — and he hopes to open more in the region. The Black Lake First Nation band office is the site of Athabasca New Democrat Buckley Belanger’s new...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2015 | Current News
An Aboriginal hockey tournament featuring a few ex-NHL players is getting underway in Prince Albert today. The Prince Albert Grand Council Senators Cup Full Contact Hockey Tournament features several Aboriginal teams from Saskatchewan vying for the $15 thousand top...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2015 | Current News
Wild rice harvesters in the province’s north continue to sign up for crop insurance despite a decline in interest in recent years. Collen Rooney, with Saskatchewan Crop Insurance, says they have seen a consistent number of harvesters registering for the...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2015 | Current News
The First Nations University of Canada’s Annual Spring Celebration Pow Wow is set to take place in Regina this weekend. Organizers for the event say the pow wow is an opportunity to celebrate the arrival of Spring. Committee chair Richard Messins says the...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2015 | Current News
A man convicted of manslaughter on Mistawasis First Nation from an incident more than 10 years ago will go back to court. In 2012, Curtis Nataucappo was found guilty of manslaughter in the April 2001 stabbing and death of Alexander Ronald Sanderson. Nataucappo was...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2015 | Current News
A medical expert says a six-year-old boy who was beaten to death by an older child on a Saskatchewan reserve had injuries similar to those seen in high-speed car crashes or a 10-metre fall. Dr. Shaun Ladham testified at a coroner’s inquest into the death of Lee...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2015 | Current News
The National Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples has announced her intention to resign her position. Betty Ann Lavallee handed in her letter of resignation to the CAP board this morning. “I’m very comfortable with our financial and administrative foundation as...
