by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
MPs Debate UN’s Stolen Sisters Directive To Canada Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 14:25 An NDP MP is not impressed with the Conservative government’s response to a United Nations directive regarding missing and murdered Aboriginal women. On Monday,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Compensation Payments Put Dent In Food Bank Use Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 14:14 Food bank use in Saskatchewan was down earlier this year, and it could have had something to do with residential school compensation cheques. The HungerCount 2008 study was...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
First Nations Family Presents Mountie With Horse Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 14:06 A Saskatchewan RCMP officer has been honoured for his work with a grieving family from the Muscowpetung First Nation. Tim Schwartz was honoured at a “gifting of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Big Honour For Lawyer From Poundmaker Reserve Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 13:57 A First Nations lawyer from Saskatchewan was honoured by a national panel of legal experts at a gala in Toronto last night. Paul Favel is originally from the Poundmaker First...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Midwest Project On Hold Over Financial Crisis Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 16:06 The partners in the Midwest uranium project in northern Saskatchewan have decided that its development will be “postponed” due to current economic conditions. Denison...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Court Rules Against Residential School Lawyer Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 15:39 Tony Merchant is fighting a recent ruling that orders him to release records that could prove whether one of his clients received residential school compensation. According to the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Aboriginal Awards Will Have Strong Sask. Flavour Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 15:37 Four prominent First Nations citizens from Saskatchewan will be recognized at the 2009 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards. The awards are intended to recognize the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Dentists To Visit Ile-a-la-Crosse And La Loche Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 15:26 After three years of negotiations, dentist services will soon be available in northwest Saskatchewan. As the result of a pilot program involving the Keewatin Yatthe Regional...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Testimony Begins In Ahenakew’s Re-Trial Monday, November 24, 2008 at 14:06 A second trial into whether a former Aboriginal leader wilfully promoted hatred against Jews is underway in Saskatoon today. A witness in the David Ahenakew trial admitted this...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Court Hears Details Of Decades-Old Killing Monday, November 24, 2008 at 13:34 Details surrounding the death of a Montreal Lake band member over three decades ago were revealed in a Prince Albert courtroom this morning. The first piece of evidence submitted today...
