by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Province Prepared To Back BATC In Casino Flap Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 15:32 The minister of First Nations and Metis Relations says his department is preparing to hand over control of profits from the Gold Eagle Casino to a new tribal council. Maynard...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Lawyer Pans Testimony Of New Stonechild Witness Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 15:26 A lawyer representing the Saskatoon Police Service is unimpressed with testimony given yesterday in a preliminary hearing for two police officers appealing their dismissal. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Calvert Says Native Groups Involved In Mill Deal Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 15:21 Premier Lorne Calvert insists a deal to re-open the Prince Albert pulp mill involves Aboriginal groups extensively. The provincial government has been criticized by the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Former MNC Leader Accused Of Using Double Standard Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 15:18 The president of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is calling former Metis National Council leader Clem Chartier a “hypocrite”. Yesterday, Robert Doucette held a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Plan Reached To Re-Open P.A. Pulp Mill Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 16:37 The provincial government and Domtar have reached an agreement on re-opening the Prince Albert Pulp Mill and the Wapawekka Lumber sawmill. The province and Domtar have signed a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Domtar, Province Accused Of Excluding First Nation Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:38 The chief of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation is upset the provincial government and Domtar scheduled today’s announcement about reviving the Prince Albert Pulp Mill...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
New Witness Testifies That Stonechild Was Murdered Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:34 A witness testified at a police commission hearing in Saskatoon today that two former police officers are not responsible for the freezing death of an Aboriginal teenager in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Naistus Murder Trial Hears From Victim’s Sister Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:28 The Battleford trial of a Beaverlodge, Alberta man accused of killing a 20-year-old woman from Onion Lake heard tearful testimony from the sister of Jarita Naistus today....
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Northern Justice Symposium Underway Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:19 The chief of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council says new methods are needed to curb crime in the North. Helen Ben was one of a few hundred delegates to attend the opening day of New...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Metis Local Going Solo In Duty-To-Consult Talks Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:09 The Metis local in La Loche says it will not be letting a Buffalo Narrows-based Metis region represent it in duty-to-consult negotiations with government and industry. Metis...