Health workers choosing Sask.

REGINA, SK, Feb. 28, 2007 - The provincial government's prescription for retaining and recruiting health professionals is proving effective, says the health minister. Read More>>

City proposes advisory committee for aboriginal issues

OTTAWA, Feb. 27, 2007 - The city is expected to establish an aboriginal affairs advisory committee in the coming weeks to help co-ordinate assistance for 35,000 natives living in the national capital area. Read More>>

Suicide Prevention Program to Proceed in Sheshatshiu

Feb. 27, 2007 - The Honourable Tom Rideout, Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs, today announced that funding has been made available for the administration of a family suicide prevention program in Sheshatshiu. The program will be delivered by the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation. Read More>>

Nothing to do in Sandy Bay

SANDY BAY, SK, Feb. 24, 2007 - The loss of $4 million drained from a trust account of one of Saskatchewan's largest First Nations has had a direct impact on the remote northern community of Sandy Bay, which has been devastated by a wave of suicides in recent months, officials say. Read More>>

Aboriginal groups file human rights complaint over child welfare funding

Feb. 23, 2007 - Officials with the Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada formally filed a complaint today with the Canadian Human Rights Commission regarding lack of funding for First Nations child welfare. Read More>>

Ottawa must spend more to help First Nations: AFN

Feb. 23, 2007 - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations called on the federal government on Friday to spend an additional $5 billion over five years to help ease aboriginal poverty. Read More>>