by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Saskatchewan Metis Mark Louis Riel Day Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 14:38 The life of the Metis Nation’s most famous leader is being celebrated today on the anniversary of his execution. Louis Riel died more than a century ago after leading his people in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Long Lost Riel Poem Donated To U of S Library Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:36 A librarian who discovered a poem written by Louis Riel in his last days says the work is very positive, given Riel’s desperate situation. Today, on the anniversary of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Belanger Voices Some Regrets Over Oyate Affair Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:33 Saskatchewan’s Community Resources minister says he may have been reaching a little too far when it came to expectations for Regina’s troubled Oyate Safe House. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Teachers’ Federation Signs Deal With First Nations Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:27 The president of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says yesterday was a landmark day in the province, as her group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Wealthy U.S. Band Buying Political Support Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:22 An official with Mississippi’s Choctaw band says political lobbying is a main reason behind his band’s success. Charlie Benn told delegates at an economic development...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Santa Getting Ready For Seventh Visit To Far North Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:19 Children in the Far North will be seeing Santa Claus a little earlier this year. Transwest Air’s “Santa Claus Takes Flight” event is scheduled to make stops...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Man Given Life Sentence For Killing Pregnant Woman Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:33 A “routine” pre-trial conference in a high-profile murder case turned out to be anything but Monday at Court of Queen’s Bench in Prince Albert. Stephen Lindsay...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Native Man Killed During Standoff With RCMP Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:30 An outside policy agency has been called in to help investigate the RCMP shooting of a First Nations man on a southern Saskatchewan reserve. The shooting took place Monday on the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Searchers Recover Body Of Flying Dust Band Member Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:28 The remains of a missing man from the Flying Dust First Nation have been found in a ditch off a northern Saskatchewan highway. 42-year-old Darwin Victor Merasty was last seen...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Stranded Native Teen Succumbs To Cold Weather Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:26 Volunteer searchers and family members have found the body of a 17-year-old First Nations boy who died after getting stranded in the cold last week. The car belonging to James...
