Election Day For Saskatchewan Metis

Election Day For Saskatchewan Metis Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 16:12     Today is the day Metis citizens in Saskatchewan have been waiting for.   Metis voters are heading to the polls to elect new leaders for the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan.   The election is being...

Northern Health Region Braces For Potential Strike

Northern Health Region Braces For Potential Strike Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 15:58     Officials with a northern health region are worried about the potential loss of paramedics during a looming health strike in the province.   Roughly 2,700 unionized health care...

Lac La Ronge Indian Band Revises Planned Protest

Lac La Ronge Indian Band Revises Planned Protest Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 15:49     The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has formally announced its plans to mark the Assembly of First Nations’ National Day of Action this Friday.   Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says band...

Thunderchild Murder Suspects Appear In Court

Thunderchild Murder Suspects Appear In Court Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 15:47     The RCMP have identified two men from the Thunderchild First Nation facing first degree murder charges.   39-year-old Russel Clifford Paddy and 21-year-old Jamie Lindsay Paddy appeared...

Goodale Offers Take On Tory Land Claims Plan

Goodale Offers Take On Tory Land Claims Plan Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 15:45     One of Saskatchewan’s two Liberal MPs says a recently announced plan by the Conservatives to overhaul the land claims process in this country can be considered a step forward.  ...

Lawyer Insists Southern Metis Have Hunting Rights

Lawyer Insists Southern Metis Have Hunting Rights Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 15:34     A lawyer defending a Regina man in a Metis harvesting rights case in southern Saskatchewan says the government has it all wrong when it says Metis hunting and fishing rights can...