AFN Lawyer Says Compensation Deal In Jeopardy

AFN Lawyer Says Compensation Deal In Jeopardy Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 14:56     Residential school survivors got some answers at a conference in Saskatoon yesterday about a compensation agreement announced in November.   The gathering was hosted by the Assembly...

Congress Of Aboriginal Peoples Endorses Tories

Congress Of Aboriginal Peoples Endorses Tories Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 14:54     Northern Saskatchewan Conservative MP Jeremy Harrison is welcoming news that a national Aboriginal organization is endorsing his party in the federal election.   The Congress of...

Merasty Responds To Mayor’s Plea

Merasty Responds To Mayor’s Plea Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 14:52     The Liberal candidate in Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River says an overhaul needs to be done on the health care system and how it functions in the North.   Gary Merasty is making the...

Jackson Makes Appeal To Young Northerners

Jackson Makes Appeal To Young Northerners Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 14:37     Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River NDP candidate Anita Jackson says her party is determined to make education more accessible for northern youth.   Jackson says youth and their education...

Carriere Trial Winding Down

Carriere Trial Winding Down Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 14:34     Closing arguments are expected today in Prince Albert in the trial of a former high-ranking government director accused of sexual assault.   56-year-old Murdoch Carriere is accused of groping four...

RCMP Investigate Attempted Murder At Little Pine

RCMP Investigate Attempted Murder At Little Pine Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 14:31     A man from the Little Pine First Nation will make a court appearance in Cut Knife today on a charge of attempted murder.   The 41-year-old suspect was arrested after an assault on...

Another Court Appearance For Murder Suspect

Another Court Appearance For Murder Suspect Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 14:29     A preliminary hearing has been set for a man from Pelican Narrows accused of murder.   32-year-old Lesley Linklater is charged with the second-degree murder of a 22-year-old woman from...

La Ronge Woman Dies After Plunging Into Open Water

La Ronge Woman Dies After Plunging Into Open Water Monday, January 16, 2006 at 15:53     Renewed calls for people to use extra caution while on ice surfaces have come following the death of a woman on Bigstone Lake over the weekend.   RCMP Cpl. Brian Jones says a...

Jackson Says NDP Support Northern Health Care

Jackson Says NDP Support Northern Health Care Monday, January 16, 2006 at 15:50     In response to last week’s complaints from Ile-a-la-crosse Mayor Max Morin about better healthcare in the North and the working poor, NDP candidate Anita Jackson is committing...

Shoal Lake Cree Nation Holds Candidate Debate

Shoal Lake Cree Nation Holds Candidate Debate Monday, January 16, 2006 at 15:48     A debate will be held on the Shoal Lake Cree nation today.   Beginning at 1:00 pm, Liberal candidate Gary Merasty and NDP candidate Anita Jackson will address each other and band...