LLRIB Welcomes Child Services Funding

LLRIB Welcomes Child Services Funding Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 14:43     Ottawa’s new deal for on-reserve child and family services agencies in Saskatchewan is being met with some optimism from a northern band.   This week, the federal government pledged $105...

RCMP Identify Victim, Suspect In Dillon Murder

RCMP Identify Victim, Suspect In Dillon Murder Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:46     The suspect in a homicide in Dillon made her first court appearance today in Buffalo Narrows.   32-year-old Dana Lee Winnipeg of Dillon has been charged with second-degree murder.  ...

New Attractions Planned For Back To Batoche Days

New Attractions Planned For Back To Batoche Days Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:43     One of the biggest Metis celebrations in North America is just hours away from getting started.   Tonight, Metis from across the country and several U.S. states will begin...

Saskatoon Man Asked To Help End Caledonia Dispute

Saskatoon Man Asked To Help End Caledonia Dispute Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:29     A Saskatoon lawyer hopes his experience will lead to a settlement in an ongoing land dispute between the Ontario government and Six Nations at Caledonia.   Tom Molloy was...

Medicine Chest Gathering Well-Attended

Medicine Chest Gathering Well-Attended Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:26     Roughly 1,000 delegates are taking part in a conference at the Thunderchild First Nation aimed at setting up an Aboriginal health care system.   Yesterday, speakers hammered home the main...

Aboriginal Paddlers Complete Two-Month Canoe Trek

Aboriginal Paddlers Complete Two-Month Canoe Trek Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:24     A man from Cumberland House says he’s pleased and proud to have taken part in the David Thompson Brigade.   For two months, John Laliberte, his sons, brother and other band...

Family Finds Missing Saskatoon Teen

Family Finds Missing Saskatoon Teen Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:19     A 17-year-old Aboriginal boy with autism who had been missing for two days is now safe and sound.   Albert Smallchild was found by family members yesterday at a business on 8th Street East.   He...

Feds Invest $100 Million For ICFS Programming

Feds Invest $100 Million For ICFS Programming Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:33     More than $100 million from the federal government will go towards helping First Nations children in Saskatchewan over the next five years.   Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl...

Woman Charged In Connection To Dillon Homicide

Woman Charged In Connection To Dillon Homicide Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:28     A 32-year-old Dillon woman has been charged with second-degree murder.   The RCMP say she was arrested yesterday after the “suspicious death” of a 34-year-old local man...

Man Charged After Fatal Altercation In Regina

Man Charged After Fatal Altercation In Regina Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 15:23     A Regina man is facing charges of second-degree murder and attempted murder in connection to a fatal fight in the city early yesterday.   26-year-old Travis Charles Stonechild was...