Concerns Raised Over Safety Of Elders On Cote Reserve

A former resident of the Cote first nation near Kamsack wants a community watch program established on the reserve. Robert Cote is raising the concerns after a home invasion left his 79 year-old mother shaken and afraid. Someone broke into her home at about two in the...

HIV Numbers On The Rise On Reserve

HIV infection numbers may be on the decline in Saskatchewan but they are on the rise in First Nations communities. According to provincial numbers, there were 177 new HIV cases in Saskatchewan in 2012, a decrease of five per cent from 2011. However, Dr. Ibrahim Khan...

HIV Numbers On The Rise On Reserve

HIV infection numbers may be on the decline in Saskatchewan but they are on the rise in First Nations communities. According to provincial numbers, there were 177 new HIV cases in Saskatchewan in 2012, a decrease of five per cent from 2011. However, Dr. Ibrahim Khan...

Death Of Mistawasis Teenager Ruled Accidental

A jury at the corner’s inquest into the 2010 death of 19-year-old of Brandon Daniels ruled his death as accidental on Friday. The Aboriginal man died of an overdose of Tylenol pills while in Sakatoon police cells on July 3, 2010. He had been arrested the previous...

Sentence Handed Down In Mosquito First Nation Fraud

A Mosquito First Nation man found guilty of defrauding his band of more than $100,000 has been sentenced to three years in a federal penitentiary. Gerald Bird, who was a trustee for the band, has also been ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution to the trust. In arguing...

Journey For Justice Stops In Regina

It is being called the journey for  justice. It’s a 20 year multi-million dollar court challenge over First Nations land rights. This case involves a big chunk of the B.C. interior. The supreme court will hear the historic appeal next Thursday. Today, the journey for...

Inmate’s Mother Appeals For Help

A mother is making a plea to keep her son out of isolation at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Mrs. Dale Hamm is the mother of Mathew Hamm – an inmate at the Saskatchewan penitentiary. In an interview from Alberta, she said her son is in the pen because he escaped...

Idle No More Co-Founder Addresses Labor Group

The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour heard from a special guest this morning at its annual convention. Sheelah McLean, one of the co-founders of the Idle No More movement, talked about a number of issues including the need for blue-coller workers to be active in...

Government Stays Mum About Reasons Behind Appeal

The federal government is staying mum about why it decided to appeal a case involving jurisdiction of Metis and Non-status Indians. This week the Federal Court of Appeal heard arguments from Ottawa and lawyers for the two groups. The case was sparked by Harry Daniels,...