Jury Views Tape Of Murder Suspect’s Confession

Jury Views Tape Of Murder Suspect’s Confession Monday, January 12, 2009 at 15:25     The man charged with killing Victoria Nashacappo has confessed to killing an Aboriginal girl by her first name.   59-year-old Brian Casement is on trial in Saskatoon for the...

Northern Band Monitoring Mercury In Lakes

Northern Band Monitoring Mercury In Lakes Monday, January 12, 2009 at 15:14     The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says she is satisfied with the steps being taken to address mercury problems in two northern Saskatchewan lakes.   Last month, the north’s...

Police Looking For Man Who Fired Gun At Fishers

Police Looking For Man Who Fired Gun At Fishers Monday, January 12, 2009 at 14:30     RCMP are on the lookout for a man who shot a handgun at two fishers east of Prince Albert.   The incident occurred back on October 1st at LaColle Falls, which is 30 kilometres east...

Community Steps Up To Help Family In Need

Community Steps Up To Help Family In Need Monday, January 12, 2009 at 14:25     A fire has destroyed the home, but not the spirit, of an Aboriginal family in North Battleford.   Rosemarie Weenie, her husband Harvey and their grandchildren lost everything in a fire...

Northern Band Grieving Suspected Freezing Death

Northern Band Grieving Suspected Freezing Death Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:19     Sources say the Aboriginal woman whose remains were found in the Choiceland area yesterday is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.   The body of 32-year-old Ella Arleen Brown...

Government Releases IAP Compensation Statistics

Government Releases IAP Compensation Statistics Friday, January 09, 2009 at 13:15     Residential school survivors have received just over $88 million since the Independent Assessment Process came into effect in September 2007.   According to figures released by...