by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Head-On Collision Kills Four Near Deschambault Friday, June 13, 2008 at 13:59 A fiery crash near Deschambault Lake has claimed the lives of four people. At last word, Highway 106 was down to one lane of traffic because of a two-vehicle collision involving a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Forest Fire Smoke Prompts Residents To Leave Stony Friday, June 13, 2008 at 13:57 Provincial officials say 75 people from Black Lake and Stony Rapids have left their communities in the past few days over concerns about smoke from forest fires. While emergency...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Boarding School Survivors May Get Separate Deal Friday, June 13, 2008 at 13:40 A Metis activist reports solid gains were made at a recent meeting in Ottawa over the Ile-a-la-Crosse boarding school issue. Don Favel and a handful of other Metis leaders sat down on...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Lafaver To Stand Trial For 33-Year-Old Murder Friday, June 13, 2008 at 13:36 A trial has been set for a 67-year-old man accused of causing the death of a member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation over three decades ago. William George Lafaver appeared in a Prince...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
RCMP Quash Rumours Of Predators On Reserves Friday, June 13, 2008 at 13:34 The RCMP say they have no evidence that three males in a white van have been preying on children on reserves in the Prince Albert, Shellbrook and Spiritwood areas. Sgt. Carole Raymond...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
MP Apologizes For Hurtful Remarks About Natives Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 14:13 The Conservative MP who said Aboriginal people need to learn the value of hard work more than they need residential schools compensation has apologized. Pierre Poilievre rose in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Researcher To Study Response To Harper Apology Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 14:10 A researcher from Carleton University in Ottawa is looking for residential school survivors to help with her study on what kind of impact yesterday’s apology from the Prime...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Tribute Paid To Missing And Murdered Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 14:05 Over 100 people marched through Prince Albert today in a bid to raise awareness about the number of Aboriginal people who have gone missing or have been lost to violence. Parents, family and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
La Loche Man To Stand Trial For Murder Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 14:01 A man from La Loche has been ordered to stand trial for the second-degree murder of a fellow community resident. On May 19th, 2007, 19-year-old Blair Lemaige was fatally injured in a parking...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Wandering Spirit Cemetery Memorial Planned Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 13:54 On National Aboriginal Day next week, a group of people plan to unveil their vision for how eight First Nations people buried in a common grave in Battleford should be remembered. The...
