by bryanorthner | Nov 23, 2010
Inquest Adjourned Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 17:44 A coroner’s inquest into the fatal shooting of a Saskatchewan man by a Mountie has been adjourned. The inquiry into the September 2008 death of Harry Haineault on the Clearwater River Dene Nation just...
by bryanorthner | Nov 23, 2010
Band Election Postponed Over Electoral Officers Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 13:25 The vote at the Thunderchild First Nation has been postponed. Elections for chief and council were due to happen yesterday, but were called off by an appeals board. The...
by bryanorthner | Nov 22, 2010
FSIN Renews Plea For More Aboriginal Foster Homes Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 13:19 The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is encouraging more First Nations families to become foster families. The FSIN says there are approximately 3,600 First Nations...
by bryanorthner | Nov 22, 2010
Mi’kmaq Belief Systems Focus Of U of S Study Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 13:15 A University of Saskatchewan researcher is setting out to study the Mi’kmaq people and eventually incorporate their belief systems into curricula here. Marie Battiste, a...
by bryanorthner | Nov 22, 2010
Halkett Given Life Sentence For Manslaughter Monday, October 18, 2010 at 16:25 A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the manslaughter death of a 16-year-old girl from the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Cody Halkett sat in the prisoner’s box with his head...
by bryanorthner | Nov 22, 2010
All-Aboriginal Jury Chosen For Haineault Inquest Monday, October 18, 2010 at 14:20 A jury has been chosen for the coroner’s inquest into the RCMP shooting death of a northern Saskatchewan man two years ago. Thirty-eight-year-old Harry Haineault was shot by...
by bryanorthner | Nov 22, 2010
Boating Accident Claims Lives Of Two Northerners Monday, October 18, 2010 at 14:16 Two residents of La Ronge are dead after their boat capsized over the weekend on Bittern Lake. The accident happened sometime between Friday morning and Saturday night. It is...
by bryanorthner | Nov 22, 2010
Metis Families To Benefit From Housing Project Monday, October 18, 2010 at 14:13 A new affordable rental housing project for low-income people in Yorkton is expected to benefit four Metis families. The Provincial Metis Housing Corporation is spearheading the...
by bryanorthner | Nov 22, 2010
Man With “Worst” Driving Record Lands Jail Time Friday, October 15, 2010 at 15:38 A man said by a judge to have the “worst criminal driving record anywhere” has been sentenced to four years and seven months in jail. North Battleford Provincial Court...
by bryanorthner | Nov 22, 2010
Candidate Wants Nuclear Waste Import Ban Friday, October 15, 2010 at 15:36 The Green Party candidate in a provincial by-election says if she is elected, her first order of business will be putting forward a private member’s bill to ban importing nuclear...
