Police Identify Victim Of Fatal Stabbing

by | Jan 2, 2013

Saskatoon Police have released the name of the man who was the province’s first homicide victim of the year. Police say 28-year-old Jonathan Livingston Moosewaypayo was taken to hospital early New Year’s day and died of his injuries. Officers had been...

Spence Calls For Unity Among Demonstrators

by | Jan 2, 2013

There’s growing talk of more action as a chief in Ontario continues her hunger strike. Chief Theresa Spence hasn’t eaten solid food since December 11th and is steadfast in her desire to talk with Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the plight facing First...

Three Men Arrested After Fatal Fight

by | Jan 2, 2013

Three people are facing murder charges after a death on the Red Earth First Nation. Carrot River RCMP were called to the reserve around 2:00 a.m. Tuesday morning after receiving a report of a fight outside a home. Police say an unconscious 20-year-old man was taken to...

New Year’s Eve Death Ruled Homicide

by | Jan 2, 2013

Regina Police confirm that the suspicious death of a man early New Year’s Eve is a homicide. It was Regina’s seventh homicide of 2012. Shortly after midnight on Monday, police responded to a report of an injured male in the 1100 block of Robinson Street....

Judge Orders Men Be Released From Custody In Lowenberger Case

by | Dec 22, 2012

Appeals will likely be filed after a judge ordered two men convicted of manslaughter released from custody on Thursday. Ronald Zerr, 25, was sentenced to nine years in prison and Ashton Lavallee, 24, seven years in the 2008 death of Albert Lowenberger. However, both...

Suspect Charged In Chartrand Homicide

by | Dec 22, 2012

A man has been charged in the death of a Regina First Nations woman. Tara Chartrand, 30, went missing from her Rae Street home on Sept. 28. Her body was discovered inside a house on 1100 block Cameron Street last week. Northbear Buddy Carrier has been charged with...

FSIN Threatens Legal Action Over Bill C-45

by | Dec 20, 2012

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is threatening to take the Harper government to court over what it says are violations of treaty rights in Bill C-45. The FSIN says the omnibus bill threatens First Nations rights in a number of areas including health,...

Regina Idle No More Movement Hits The Road

by | Dec 20, 2012

About 35 people boarded a bus in Regina last night as part of a First Nations protest movement that is taking its message directly to Ottawa. Since early December, Aboriginal people across Canada have been holding demonstrations against the Harper government in...

Police Nab Kawacatoose Vandals

by | Dec 20, 2012

Three young males from the Kawacatoose First Nation are facing several charges following a mischief complaint on the reserve early yesterday. RCMP say someone damaged local residences and a vehicle was stolen from the band office. Sometime later, the vehicle was...