Jury finds Kinistin Saulteaux-area man guilty of murder

Jury finds Kinistin Saulteaux-area man guilty of murder

A twelve-person jury has found a Kinistin-Saulteaux area man guilty of second-degree murder. Last week, the Melfort Court of Queen’s Bench trial for Jordan Thomas Lumberjack came to a close. He was accused of stabbing his cousin Lance Severight to death in...

What First Nations voters need to know

You do not need photo ID to vote on October 19. With reports of confusion over identification requirements at advance polls in Saskatoon, Elections Canada is clearing things up. ID requirements are in fact different this year than previous years, Elections Canada...

Former PAGC Athabasca vice-chief seeking return to office

A former Prince Albert Grand Council vice-chief is looking to regain a spot in office. In 2012, Fond du Lac’s Don Deranger had been Athabasca vice-chief for nine years (four terms) before he was defeated by Joseph “Smy” Tsannie of Hatchet Lake in the...

Sinclair to speak at Saskatoon national justice conference

Photo courtesy umanitoba.ca A national justice conference that gets underway in Saskatoon on Wednesday will discuss the role justice plays in the lives of aboriginal people. The “Aboriginal Peoples and Law: We Are All Here To Stay” conference is a response to the...
Green light expected for mine cleanup near Uranium City

Green light expected for mine cleanup near Uranium City

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is expected to hand down its ruling in a few weeks on phase two of a northern Saskatchewan uranium mine cleanup. The Gunnar Mine near Uranium City shut down more than 50 years ago, but it will be another nine years before the...

Transport Canada investigating Prince Albert plane crash

Transport Canada is looking into the cause of a small aircraft’s plight shortly after takeoff from Prince Albert’s airport. A 40-year-old man and his daughter, 13, were not hurt when the single-engine airplane the man was piloting went down shortly after...