by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Chief Stoked About Meeting With Obama’s Advisors Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 15:18 A Saskatchewan First Nations chief says he’s optimistic the incoming president of the United States will help create meaningful change for First Nations in Canada. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Body Of Escaped Prisoner Found On Northern Trail Monday, January 12, 2009 at 15:44 The body of a 19-year-old man who escaped from RCMP custody in Beauval over the weekend was found near the community yesterday. The RCMP aren’t confirming it, but sources...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Jury Views Tape Of Murder Suspect’s Confession Monday, January 12, 2009 at 15:25 The man charged with killing Victoria Nashacappo has confessed to killing an Aboriginal girl by her first name. 59-year-old Brian Casement is on trial in Saskatoon for the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Band Monitoring Mercury In Lakes Monday, January 12, 2009 at 15:14 The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says she is satisfied with the steps being taken to address mercury problems in two northern Saskatchewan lakes. Last month, the north’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Police Looking For Man Who Fired Gun At Fishers Monday, January 12, 2009 at 14:30 RCMP are on the lookout for a man who shot a handgun at two fishers east of Prince Albert. The incident occurred back on October 1st at LaColle Falls, which is 30 kilometres east...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Community Steps Up To Help Family In Need Monday, January 12, 2009 at 14:25 A fire has destroyed the home, but not the spirit, of an Aboriginal family in North Battleford. Rosemarie Weenie, her husband Harvey and their grandchildren lost everything in a fire...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Band Grieving Suspected Freezing Death Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:19 Sources say the Aboriginal woman whose remains were found in the Choiceland area yesterday is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. The body of 32-year-old Ella Arleen Brown...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Government Releases IAP Compensation Statistics Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:15 Residential school survivors have received just over $88 million since the Independent Assessment Process came into effect in September 2007. According to figures released by...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
FNUC Firing Not Going Over Well With Students Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:08 A student at the First Nations University of Canada says he’s flabbergasted by a recent firing there. Thomas Roussin says many students at the FNUC admired former academic...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Nashacappo’s Mother Speaks About Ordeal Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:00 A murder victim’s mother says it’s difficult to come to court, but she wants to do it for her daughter. Betty Anne Smith has attended the first five days of the Saskatoon...
