by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
New TRC Chair Aims To Restore Faith In Process Monday, September 21, 2009 at 14:29 The new chairman of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission says he’s going to have to work hard to restore the commission’s credibility. Justice Murray...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Teenager Found Dead In Pelican Narrows Monday, September 21, 2009 at 14:23 Two 19-year-old men are in court today, in connection with the death of a teenage boy in Pelican Narrows on Saturday. The suspects, Scott and Steven Bloomfield, are facing manslaughter...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Man Stabbed In Stanley Mission Monday, September 21, 2009 at 14:17 A 21-year-old man is in a Saskatoon hospital in critical condition after a stabbing incident in Stanley Mission on the weekend Sgt. Carole Raymond of the RCMP says the stabbing occurred in a home...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Aboriginal Senator Slams Tories For Body Bags Friday, September 18, 2009 at 13:24 A Liberal senator from a Saskatchewan First Nation says the federal government has to explain how it plans to deal with the H1N1 flu virus on reserves. Lillian Dyck says the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
MP Hopes To Enable More Foreign Uranium Investment Friday, September 18, 2009 at 13:13 A private member’s bill has been launched in the House of Commons aimed at freeing up more foreign investment in the province’s uranium sector. Brad Trost, the MP...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Metis Experience Could Help Indigenous Japanese Friday, September 18, 2009 at 13:04 A researcher and professor from Japan says studying Métis culture could help him initiate change in his country. Dr. Shunwa Honda has been at the First Nations University of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Green Lake Hoping To Start Fruit Processing Friday, September 18, 2009 at 13:00 A meeting in Green Lake next month could result in a jam factory that would create jobs for Aboriginal people. It would produce not only jam from berries, but also other products,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Metis Hold Fall Festival Friday, September 18, 2009 at 12:28 The Metis Fall Festival begins tonight in Prince Albert. The grand entry begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by fiddling, a youth role model introduction, and a dry dance. Nellie Souter is one of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Jordan’s Principle Now Official In Saskatchewan Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:38 No child should go without the services they need: that’s the premise of Jordan’s Principle and a new agreement reached between the Federation of Saskatchewan...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Justice System Must Change To Help Aboriginals Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:34 Saskatchewan’s Justice minister says he wants to see more Aboriginal employees in the justice system. This week, Don Morgan will be discussing this issue and many others...
