by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Linklater Avoids Jail Time Monday, January 24, 2005 at 14:50 A Pelican Narrows woman accused of stabbing her common-law husband to death will not have to do any jail time. Joanna Laurel Linklater pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Friday, and was given a 2-year...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Man Arrested After Stabbing Death At James Smith Monday, January 24, 2005 at 14:48 A 20-year-old man from the James Smith First Nation has been charged with second degree murder following the fatal stabbing of another man on the reserve. The RCMP says officers...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Two Northern Men Succumb To The Elements Monday, January 24, 2005 at 14:47 Two men from northern Saskatchewan First Nations died from exposure in two separate incidents over the weekend. The body of 56-year-old Thomas Chief of the Island Lake First Nation was...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
RCMP Not Dismissing Allegations From MNS Monday, January 24, 2005 at 14:44 A spokesman for the RCMP says the force will treat any allegations of police misconduct from Metis citizens very seriously. The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is accusing some members of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
MNS Alleges Police Harassment in Election Probe Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:34 The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is taking direct aim at the RCMP over its investigation of the Metis election last year. The Mounties are investigating allegations of electoral...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Toddler Killed in House Fire on Big River Reserve Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:32 A two-year-old girl died in a house fire on the Big River First Nation yesterday afternoon. The RCMP says when local Mounties arrived on the scene, the house had been consumed by...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Dillon Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:30 A northern Saskatchewan man has been given a ten-year prison sentence for the death of woman in Dillon two summers ago. In a plea bargain reached with Crown prosecutors, Larry...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Keewatin Yatthe Prepared to Cooperate With Review Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:26 The Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority says it welcomes an investigation into its handling of the doctors’ contracts in La Loche. The provincial health department...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
FSIN Not Willing to Negotiate Casino Smoking Issue Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:21 The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he won’t be cutting any deals with the NDP government requiring First Nations-run casinos to bow to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
FSIN Offered Concessions For Smoke-Free Casinos Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:14 Saskatchewan’s First Nations Relations Minister is clarifying comments he made earlier this week regarding the dispute over smoking in native casinos. On Tuesday, Maynard...
