Standoff At Muscowpetung Reserve Ends Peacefully

Standoff At Muscowpetung Reserve Ends Peacefully Tuesday, July 03, 2007 at 15:34     A 39-year-old man is facing several charges following a four-hour standoff with the RCMP on the Muscowpetung First Nation.   The Mounties say the incident started when they responded...

New Witness In Stonechild Case: Lawyer

New Witness In Stonechild Case: Lawyer Tuesday, July 03, 2007 at 15:25     A lawyer for a police officer fired in the Neil Stonechild affair says there’s new evidence the youth wasn’t in custody on the night he died.   Aaron Fox says a new witness...

Lawyer Familiar To North Named Judge

Lawyer Familiar To North Named Judge Tuesday, July 03, 2007 at 15:23     A lawyer with extensive experience in northern Saskatchewan has been named a provincial court judge in Prince Albert.   Stanley David Loewen began his legal career by articling with the La Ronge...

Sask Health Workers Hold Off Strike Action

Sask Health Workers Hold Off Strike Action Friday, June 29, 2007 at 17:27     Health professionals in Saskatchewan are staying on the job for now, but their union warns that a walkout will be inevitable next Tuesday unless a deal is reached.   Union officials say they...

FSIN Host March of Solidarity In Regina

FSIN Host March of Solidarity In Regina Friday, June 29, 2007 at 17:27     About 100 native and non-native people have peacefully marched from the First Nations University to the legislature grounds in Regina to mark the national aboriginal Day of Action.   Premier...

PAGC Holds Day of Action Celebration

PAGC Holds Day of Action Celebration Friday, June 29, 2007 at 17:26     The Prince Albert Grand Council staged a march today throughout the city.   Band members and other supporters walked from the PAGC Complex to City Hall.   Chief Darryl McCallum of the Peter...

Treaty Commissioner Appointed In Saskatchewan

Treaty Commissioner Appointed In Saskatchewan Friday, June 29, 2007 at 17:26     The Office of the Treaty Commission is getting a new leader at the helm.   Bill McKnight has been appointed as the province’s next Treaty Commissioner by Indian Affairs Minister Jim...

New Top Judge Appointed

New Top Judge Appointed Friday, June 29, 2007 at 17:25     There will be a new top judge in Saskatchewan’s provincial court next year.   Justice Minister Frank Quennell says Carol Snell, a former provincial court judge who currently serves as the...

Doucette New MNS President

Doucette New MNS President Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 13:26     All the votes are in for this year’s Metis Nation of Saskatchewan election.   Ballot numbers from late-reporting polling stations in La Loche were released around 2:00 this afternoon.   They show...

NDP Decides Against Hiring Targets And Subsidies

NDP Decides Against Hiring Targets And Subsidies Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 13:18     The provincial government has decided against adopting a couple of measures a provincial commission recommended last year to increase Aboriginal hiring.   In its report on improving...