RCMP Release Name of James Smith Stabbing Suspect

RCMP Release Name of James Smith Stabbing Suspect Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 15:30     A 20-year-old man accused of stabbing another man to death on the James Smith reserve over the weekend has been identified.   Leland Moostoos appeared in Melfort Provincial Court...

Peter Chapman Band Re-elects Chief

Peter Chapman Band Re-elects Chief Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 15:29     Phyllis Head has been re-elected as chief of the Peter Chapman Cree Nation.   Head defeated challenger Alvin Whitehead by four votes to lay claim to another two-year term.   Head says some of...

Linklater Avoids Jail Time

Linklater Avoids Jail Time Monday, January 24, 2005 at 14:50     A Pelican Narrows woman accused of stabbing her common-law husband to death will not have to do any jail time.   Joanna Laurel Linklater pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Friday, and was given a 2-year...

Man Arrested After Stabbing Death At James Smith

Man Arrested After Stabbing Death At James Smith Monday, January 24, 2005 at 14:48     A 20-year-old man from the James Smith First Nation has been charged with second degree murder following the fatal stabbing of another man on the reserve.   The RCMP says officers...

Two Northern Men Succumb To The Elements

Two Northern Men Succumb To The Elements Monday, January 24, 2005 at 14:47     Two men from northern Saskatchewan First Nations died from exposure in two separate incidents over the weekend.   The body of 56-year-old Thomas Chief of the Island Lake First Nation was...

RCMP Not Dismissing Allegations From MNS

RCMP Not Dismissing Allegations From MNS Monday, January 24, 2005 at 14:44     A spokesman for the RCMP says the force will treat any allegations of police misconduct from Metis citizens very seriously.   The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is accusing some members of...