by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015
For close to 20 years, the chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band has traveled the conference circuit speaking about Indigenous economic development and business opportunities. On Thursday, Chief Clarence Louie told an Lloydminster economic partnership conference he was...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015
The importance of treaties and what they really mean for First Nations people is being discussed at a three-day gathering at the First Nations University in Regina. The treaty gathering begins Friday night with a youth forum. Discussions on Saturday will focus on...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015
Buckley Belanger will once again be the NDP candidate in Athabasca in the next provincial election. Belanger was first elected to the legislative assembly as a Liberal in 1995, and has been re-elected four times. Under the previous NDP government, he served as the...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015
The City of Saskatoon is moving ahead on implementing recommendations from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. A report is set to go before council this Monday Oct. 19 that outlines where the city is at in terms of addressing TRC recommendations. City...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015
Questions still remain for policy makers more than a year after a historic Supreme Court decision affecting Aboriginal title rights. In June 2014, the Supreme Court confirmed Aboriginal title for the Tsilhqot’in Nation in British Columbia giving them claim for...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says court officials and First Nations need to work together to uphold the treaty rights of Indigenous people. Perry Bellegarde was a keynote speaker at a conference for the Canadian Institute for the Administration...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2015
Rob Clarke says he’s already inquired about what a Tory campaign promise to help steer youth away from gangs could look like in northern Saskatchewan. Earlier this month, the Conservatives promised to increase funding for youth gang prevention if they are...
by MBC News | Oct 15, 2015
Saskatchewan is launching new public awareness campaign aimed at getting people to speak out against sexual violence and abuse of women. The “Who will you help?” campaign is essentially a revamp of an Ontario program. It features a video that will be airing on...
by MBC News | Oct 15, 2015
A cluster of communities north of Meadow Lake are now living the 4G life. Canoe Lake Cree Nation and the Metis communities of Jans Bay and Cole Bay have partnered with Sasktel to get better cell and online service under its new community participation model. The...
by MBC News | Oct 15, 2015
An attempt to buy a cellphone in Regina turned into four hours of horror for a 17-year-old girl. She had been communicating with a young man through social media and agreed to meet him in east Regina on Tuesday night to buy his cell phone. Instead, the man got into...
