Band Ordered To Compensate Metis Job Applicant

Band Ordered To Compensate Metis Job Applicant Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 14:38     The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has sided with a Metis woman in a complaint she brought up against the Cumberland House Cree Nation.   The First Nation has been ordered to pay...

Buffalo Narrows RCMP Seize $85,000 Worth Of Crack

Buffalo Narrows RCMP Seize $85,000 Worth Of Crack Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 14:34     The RCMP have seized approximately eight ounces of crack cocaine and over $1,500 cash after executing a search warrant at a residence in Buffalo Narrows.   According to police,...

Identity Of Suspected Predator Brought Up In Court

Identity Of Suspected Predator Brought Up In Court Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 14:29     A man facing six counts of sexual assault against children on the Mistawasis reserve made another court appearance in Prince Albert today.   Devon Brandon shuffled around...

Arrest Made In Suspected Gang-Related Assaults

Arrest Made In Suspected Gang-Related Assaults Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 14:26     Police in Prince Albert have arrested a 27-year-old man who is suspected of taking part in a violent home invasion in the city’s West Flat earlier this week.   The suspect...

Band Takes Issue With Venue For Court Proceedings

Band Takes Issue With Venue For Court Proceedings Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 14:20     The Hatchet Lake First Nation is objecting to a request from the courts to move a trial to La Ronge.   In 2006, over 5,000 litres of fuel spilled into Welcome Bay on Wollaston...

Cameco Downplaying Latest Flooding At Uranium Mine

Cameco Downplaying Latest Flooding At Uranium Mine Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 14:16     Minor flooding will have little impact on production at Cameco’s McArthur River mine, according to company officials.   Workers noticed some water coming into the mine...

Joseph Issues Duty To Consult Warning To Chiefs

Joseph Issues Duty To Consult Warning To Chiefs Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 13:36     Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Lawrence Joseph believes when First Nations negotiate with the province, chiefs have to make sure they don’t get caught in a...

Pinehouse Man Charged With First-Degree Murder

Pinehouse Man Charged With First-Degree Murder Tuesday, November 04, 2008 at 14:31     The Mounties believe a 22-year-old Pinehouse man accused of killing another man in the northern community early Saturday morning planned it out beforehand.   Tyrell Lariviere is...

Big River First Nation Murder Suspect In Court

Big River First Nation Murder Suspect In Court Tuesday, November 04, 2008 at 14:27     A man from the Big River First Nation has made his first court appearance on allegations he killed a fellow band member.   22-year-old Lance Mathew McAdam appeared in Prince Albert...

No Sign Of Re-Used Syringes In Province’s North

No Sign Of Re-Used Syringes In Province’s North Tuesday, November 04, 2008 at 14:24     The chief medical health officer for northern Saskatchewan says he doubts any clinics in the north have been re-using syringes.   Dr. James Irvine says unlike Lloydminster,...