by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Appeal Court Sides With Merchant Over Legal Fees Friday, March 30, 2007 at 15:21 The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled that a Regina law firm should get at least $25 million for the work it did on the $5 billion residential school settlement. The ruling...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Treasury Board Approves Cash Transfer To Metis Friday, March 30, 2007 at 15:18 It’s an important day for four northwest Saskatchewan Metis communities who were adversely affected by the creation of a weapons range in the 1950s. Federal officials are in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Liberals Appoint Merasty To Reach Native Voters Friday, March 30, 2007 at 15:08 The Liberals have asked northern Saskatchewan’s Member of Parliament to help them maximize their Aboriginal support in the next election. Gary Merasty has been appointed the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Island Lake Band Members Re-Elect Chief Friday, March 30, 2007 at 15:05 The chief of a northern First Nation has been elected to a new term in office. Chief Leslie Crookedneck defeated four challengers in the Island Lake First Nation’s chief and council...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Cree Court Judge Recognized By Law Society Friday, March 30, 2007 at 15:02 An Aboriginal judge from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has been honoured with the C. Willy Hodgson Award for his contributions to the legal profession and the community. The Law...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Trial Ordered In Mistawasis Slayings Friday, March 30, 2007 at 14:50 A 32-year-old Mistawasis man remains free on bail after being ordered to stand trial on two counts of second-degree murder. Hubert Conrad Sand was originally charged with two counts of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Governments Establish Aboriginal Sport Program Friday, March 30, 2007 at 14:47 The federal and provincial governments are joining forces to create an Aboriginal Sport Program. Provincial minister responsible Glenn Hagel says it builds upon the province’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Father Of Alleged Rape Victim Facing Sex Charges Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 16:25 Charges of sexual assault have been laid against the father of an Aboriginal girl who was allegedly gang-raped by three men near Tisdale in 2001. During a trial of one of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Mother Of Suicide Victim Speaks Out Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 16:21 A small demonstration took place in Sandy Bay yesterday by family members of a girl who took her own life in the community a few months back. Her mother, Gail Morin, held a public address in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Double Murder Suspect Makes Court Appearance Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 16:12 A preliminary hearing continues in Prince Albert today for a Mistawasis band member accused of killing two people. 34-year-old Hubert Conrad Sand faces two counts of first-degree...
