Prosecutor Explains Diesel Spill Case Against Band

Prosecutor Explains Diesel Spill Case Against Band Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 15:21     A Crown prosecutor with the province says a northern band could be fined $1 million or more for a diesel spill that happened two years ago.   Inez Cardinal says the charges laid...

Hearing Held Over Racism Complaint

Hearing Held Over Racism Complaint Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 15:16     A man alleging he was kicked out of a hotel because he is Aboriginal says the incident brought back feelings he had when he attended residential school.   This morning, Les Tataquason testified at...

Loan Program For Lots Could See Plenty Of Use

Loan Program For Lots Could See Plenty Of Use Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 15:13     More northern communities could be receiving money through the province’s residential subdivision program, according to a government spokesman.   It was announced yesterday that...

Northerner Gets Jail Time For Drug Conviction

Northerner Gets Jail Time For Drug Conviction Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 15:11     A 45-year-old Buffalo Narrows woman has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for drug trafficking charges.   Debbie Carol Lalonde was sentenced earlier this week in Meadow Lake...

Premiers, Native Leaders Make Appeal To Ottawa

Premiers, Native Leaders Make Appeal To Ottawa Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 15:08     Canada’s premiers and the leaders of the country’s main Aboriginal organizations are urging the federal government to join them in developing a “reconciliation action...

Joseph Denies Claims In Report On Band Elections

Joseph Denies Claims In Report On Band Elections Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 14:58     The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is responding to the recent report released by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples.   In it, CAP says there are widespread...