MNS Alleges Police Harassment in Election Probe

MNS Alleges Police Harassment in Election Probe Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:34     The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is taking direct aim at the RCMP over its investigation of the Metis election last year.   The Mounties are investigating allegations of electoral...

Toddler Killed in House Fire on Big River Reserve

Toddler Killed in House Fire on Big River Reserve Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:32     A two-year-old girl died in a house fire on the Big River First Nation yesterday afternoon.   The RCMP says when local Mounties arrived on the scene, the house had been consumed by...

Dillon Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter

Dillon Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:30     A northern Saskatchewan man has been given a ten-year prison sentence for the death of woman in Dillon two summers ago.   In a plea bargain reached with Crown prosecutors, Larry...

Keewatin Yatthe Prepared to Cooperate With Review

Keewatin Yatthe Prepared to Cooperate With Review Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:26     The Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority says it welcomes an investigation into its handling of the doctors’ contracts in La Loche.   The provincial health department...

FSIN Not Willing to Negotiate Casino Smoking Issue

FSIN Not Willing to Negotiate Casino Smoking Issue Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:21     The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he won’t be cutting any deals with the NDP government requiring First Nations-run casinos to bow to...

FSIN Offered Concessions For Smoke-Free Casinos

FSIN Offered Concessions For Smoke-Free Casinos Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:14     Saskatchewan’s First Nations Relations Minister is clarifying comments he made earlier this week regarding the dispute over smoking in native casinos.   On Tuesday, Maynard...