by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Former Lawyer Faces Trial In PA Monday, December 18, 2006 at 15:10 Two witnesses have taken the stand so far in the trial of a Flin Flon man accused of sexually assaulting an underage youth in Prince Albert. 54 year-old James Michael Bomek limped into court this...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Courts Give OK To Residential School Compensation Friday, December 15, 2006 at 17:16 Canada’s courts have approved the federal government’s compensation package for residential school survivors. All nine judges involved in the decision unanimously...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Judge Reserves Decision in Case of Burned Woman Friday, December 15, 2006 at 16:48 The aggravated assault trial for a 12-year-old La Ronge girl accused of setting a 26-year-old woman on fire in April has been adjourned until February. Lawyers for the Crown and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Expert Weighs In On Reported Bigfoot Sighting Friday, December 15, 2006 at 16:41 A Bigfoot researcher says footprints that the mythical creature is said to have left behind in northern Saskatchewan is “the find of the century”. Tom Biscardi tells the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Prince Albert Homicide Victim Identified Friday, December 15, 2006 at 16:36 Police have released the name of a 19-year-old man who was found dead in his apartment on Monday. William Desjarlais’ lifeless body was initially discovered by a relative who had...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Crown Clarifies Montgrand Parole Eligibility Friday, December 15, 2006 at 16:32 A northern man sentenced to life in prison for the killing of his wife earlier this year could receive parole by 2013. 53-year-old Paul Montgrand was originally charged with...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Northerners Warned About Possible SGEU Strike Friday, December 15, 2006 at 16:28 A spokesman for the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union says northerners will definitely be impacted by a strike, should one take place. The union has served 48-hour...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Merasty Slams Proposed Changes To Human Rights Act Friday, December 15, 2006 at 16:23 Northern Saskatchewan’s Member of Parliament says he worries the Conservative government may be playing politics with a recent decision to amend human rights legislation...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Ministers and Mayors Discuss Duty to Consult Friday, December 15, 2006 at 16:15 Northern leaders heard an update from the provincial government yesterday about new rules requiring Aboriginal communities be consulted over development on their land. Minister...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Wife-Killer Given Life Sentence Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 14:34 A judge in Meadow Lake has sentenced a northern man to life in prison for killing his wife. 53-year-old Paul Montgrand received his sentence yesterday in provincial court. Under the terms of...