Brazeau Joins Call For Inquiry

by | Nov 15, 2012

The demand for an inquiry into the problem of missing and murdered aboriginal women just got louder. Patrick Brazeau sits on the Standing Senate Committee for Aboriginal Peoples. He says hundreds of cases are still unsolved and the Canadian government can play a...

Northern Paddlers Recognized For Saving Life

by | Nov 15, 2012

St. John’s Ambulance in Prince Albert is tipping its hat to three northerners for their role in saving a drowning woman. Last night John Laliberte of Cumberland House was awarded a St. John Life-saving award alongside his son John Jr. and nephew Jack McKenzie....

Drug Possession Charge Against Chief Withdrawn

by | Nov 14, 2012

A charge of drug possession against a northern chief has been withdrawn. In June of this year Darrell McCallum of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation was charged with possessing marijuana not exceeding thirty grams. Today in court Federal crown prosecutor Caroline...

Northern Voter Unhappy With Lengthy Wait For Election

by | Nov 14, 2012

A resident of the Clearwater River Dene Nation says the community shouldn’t have to wait until next summer to elect a chief for the reserve. Gerald Piche says he wants the band to set a nomination date before then. He explains right now councilors take turns...

Top Mountie Says Strides Being Made Engaging Communities

by | Nov 14, 2012

Dealing with the underlying reasons for aboriginal youth crime was the focus of a three day national police chief’s conference in Regina. Organizers and speakers say it goes beyond poverty and addiction and is often a result of a lost identity. One of the speakers was...