by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Chief Encouraged By Claims Commission Ruling Friday, May 27, 2005 at 14:58 A First Nations chief says he’ll be watching the federal government to make sure it acts upon a land claim decision affecting his band. Chief Walter Sewap of the Cumberland House...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Accused Killer Of Pregnant Woman Back In Court Friday, May 27, 2005 at 14:52 A provincial court judge has set a court date for a man accused of killing a pregnant Aboriginal woman in Prince Albert. 30-year-old Steve Schutte will see his preliminary hearing begin...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Body Of La Ronge Woman Found In Ditch Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 14:15 The RCMP are treating the discovery of a La Ronge woman in a ditch in southern Saskatchewan as “suspicious”. The body of the unidentified 34-year-old woman was discovered by an...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Offender Escapes From Healing Lodge Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 14:13 The Willow Cree Healing Lodge on the Beardy’s/Okemasis reserve is dealing with its first escape of an inmate. Officials with the facility say they first noticed 51-year-old Gordon Kambeitz...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Commission Backs Claims Of Four First Nations Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 14:10 The Indian Land Claims Commission has bolstered the hopes of four Saskatchewan First Nations that are fighting to get their land back. A lawyer for the Chakastaypaysin, Peter Chapman,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Canada Post Denies Rumoured Closure Of Outlets Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 14:07 A Canada Post official says a northern MP’s claims that several post offices are in danger of being shut down are completely false. Last week, Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
FSIN Less Than Impressed With Northern MP Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 14:01 The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says Opposition MPs should think twice before automatically towing the party line. Alphonse Bird says he noticed which MPs...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Funding Approved For 46 Northern Housing Units Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 13:55 Seven communities in northern Saskatchewan are taking advantage of federal and provincial funding to address their housing needs. A total of 46 affordable housing units are being built...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Candidate in By-Election Defends Eligibility Friday, May 20, 2005 at 13:01 A Sandy Bay man who was the target of a road-block yesterday (Thursday) that forced the postponement of a PBCN by-election says the move was a smokescreen to something bigger. Robert Ray...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Former Councilor Says Sandy Bay By-Election Flawed Friday, May 20, 2005 at 12:52 The organizer of a road-block near Sandy Bay says the action was carried out in the interests of getting a fair election. George Morin, a former councillor with the Peter Ballantyne...
