Stonechild Inquiry Findings to be Released Soon

Stonechild Inquiry Findings to be Released Soon Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 13:31     The provincial government is getting ready to release the final report from the inquiry looking into the freezing death of an Aboriginal teenager.   Neil Stonechild’s frozen...

Smoke ‘Fesses Up

Smoke ‘Fesses Up Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 13:29     The man who called himself Charlie Smoke has finally admitted that’s not his real identity.   Charles Roger Leo Adams, Jr. made the admission yesterday in a South Dakota courtroom.   Adams also...

FSIN Granted New Casino in Swift Current

FSIN Granted New Casino in Swift Current Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 15:50     The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations has been given conditional approval to build a new casino in Swift Current.   Premier Lorne Calvert made the announcement this morning at...

Rollover Claims Life of Ile-a-la-Crosse Man

Rollover Claims Life of Ile-a-la-Crosse Man Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 15:47     A single vehicle rollover has claimed the life of a 56-year-old man from Ile-a-la-Crosse.   The accident took place yesterday afternoon on Highway 155, about 10 kilometres south of...

High Food Costs in Far North on Gov’t Radar Screen

High Food Costs in Far North on Gov’t Radar Screen Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 15:46     The Saskatchewan government is expressing some interest in what Manitoba is doing to bring the cost of food down in northern communities.   The Manitoba pilot project...

Tribal Police Force Close to Becoming a Reality

Tribal Police Force Close to Becoming a Reality Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 15:44     The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is moving forward with its plan to create a tribal police force.   During this week’s Prince Albert Grand Council annual assembly in Prince...

Belanger Losing Patience with Feds Over Old Mines

Belanger Losing Patience with Feds Over Old Mines Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 14:57     Northern Affairs minister Buckley Belanger says his patience is growing thin with the federal government regarding the abandoned uranium mines file.   The provincial government...

Inquest to Probe Death of Cumberland House Inmate

Inquest to Probe Death of Cumberland House Inmate Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 14:40     The province has announced the date of an inquest into the death of a Cumberland House man in a jail cell last year.   The inquest into the death of 26-year-old Rene Dussion will...

La Ronge Mail Theft Suspect Identified

La Ronge Mail Theft Suspect Identified Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 14:38     The RCMP has released the name of the woman accused of mail theft in La Ronge.   19-year-old Miranda Michelle Pappenfus made her first court appearance in La Ronge yesterday.   She was...

Henderson Wins Vote at PAGC Assembly

Henderson Wins Vote at PAGC Assembly Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 14:37     The Prince Albert Grand Council has a new southern vice chief.   He’s Edward Henderson of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation.   Henderson defeated fellow band member and incumbent vice chief Elmer...