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The Grouard band in northern Alberta will receive $3 million and 2,600 acres of land as part of their final land claim settlement.

The deal brings to a close years of negotiations for a full settlement of land entitlements promised to the band under Treaty 8.

"I am pleased that this outstanding claim has been resolved," said Frank Halcrow, the grand chief of Treaty 8. "The transfer of land will provide our members and their descendants with a secure land base for the future."

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The Grouard band in northern Alberta will receive $3 million and 2,600 acres of land as part of their final land claim settlement.

The deal brings to a close years of negotiations for a full settlement of land entitlements promised to the band under Treaty 8.

"I am pleased that this outstanding claim has been resolved," said Frank Halcrow, the grand chief of Treaty 8. "The transfer of land will provide our members and their descendants with a secure land base for the future."

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Nine remote Native communities in Manitoba will get enough electricity to run more than their lights and a small appliance under a new deal.

A $117-million agreement between Ottawa and the province will upgrade power services for almost 9,000 residents in northern Manitoba's Native communities who now receive a minimal service. Costs will be shared between Ottawa, the province and Manitoba Hydro.

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Nine remote Native communities in Manitoba will get enough electricity to run more than their lights and a small appliance under a new deal.

A $117-million agreement between Ottawa and the province will upgrade power services for almost 9,000 residents in northern Manitoba's Native communities who now receive a minimal service. Costs will be shared between Ottawa, the province and Manitoba Hydro.

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A special school for dropouts in central Alberta closed its doors after losing a lengthy funding battle to keep up with the rent and pay its teachers.

So far, no one has declared the Learning Centre officially dead. But education workers for the region say there are no teachers, students or other staff at the school building in Usona, about 100 km south of Edmonton.

"As far as we know, the Learning Centre is closed," said Fred Joben, Indian Affairs regional education director.

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A special school for dropouts in central Alberta closed its doors after losing a lengthy funding battle to keep up with the rent and pay its teachers.

So far, no one has declared the Learning Centre officially dead. But education workers for the region say there are no teachers, students or other staff at the school building in Usona, about 100 km south of Edmonton.

"As far as we know, the Learning Centre is closed," said Fred Joben, Indian Affairs regional education director.

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The Alberta Court of Appeal will let Milton Born With A Tooth appeal his weapons offence convictions even though the militant leader has missed legal deadlines for filing court documents.

At a hearing in Calgary, Appeal Court Justice Roger Kerans accepted arguments that delays in the process were caused by Born With A Tooth's inability to raise money.

Kerans commended the leader of the Peigan Lonefighter Society for trying to pay his own legal bills and suggested that legal aid might help make up the costs.

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The Alberta Court of Appeal will let Milton Born With A Tooth appeal his weapons offence convictions even though the militant leader has missed legal deadlines for filing court documents.

At a hearing in Calgary, Appeal Court Justice Roger Kerans accepted arguments that delays in the process were caused by Born With A Tooth's inability to raise money.

Kerans commended the leader of the Peigan Lonefighter Society for trying to pay his own legal bills and suggested that legal aid might help make up the costs.

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An inquiry into the death of Leo Lachance will examine whether organized racists activities were connected to the shooting of the Saskatchewan trapper by a white supremacist.

And local Native leaders say the scope of the provincial review should settle lingering questions raised by the incident and the four-year manslaughter sentence passed on Carney Nerland.

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An inquiry into the death of Leo Lachance will examine whether organized racists activities were connected to the shooting of the Saskatchewan trapper by a white supremacist.

And local Native leaders say the scope of the provincial review should settle lingering questions raised by the incident and the four-year manslaughter sentence passed on Carney Nerland.