Little Pine Stabbing Suspect Released On Bail

by | Feb 16, 2012

A Little Pine First Nation man charged with stabbing another man in the neck has been granted bail. Steven Kasokeo was released on $300 bail in North Battleford Provincial Court today. He is scheduled to be back in court in Cut Knife next month. Police began searching...

National Chief Gets Rough Ride At FSIN Assembly

by | Feb 15, 2012

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations got an earful today at the opening session of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations winter legislative assembly. Shawn Atleo was present when a resolution condemning an AFN action plan on dealing with the...

NDP Introduces Motion In Commons On First Nations Education

by | Feb 15, 2012

Federal New Democrats introduced a motion today calling on the Tory government to close the funding gap between what First Nation schools receive and what provincial school systems receive. NDP Leader Nycole Turmel says “there is simply no excuse for why First...

Former Metis Leader Given Jail Sentence For Defrauding MACSI

by | Feb 15, 2012

A former minister of health within the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan is going to jail for his role in defrauding MACSI. Albert Delaire was sentenced late yesterday afternoon to one year in the Saskatoon Correctional Centre to be followed by one year probation....

Cumberland House Man Facing Drug Trafficking Charge

by | Feb 15, 2012

A man from Cumberland House is making a court appearance in Nipawin today on a drug-related charge. RCMP say 28-year-old Robert Dorion was arrested Tuesday evening around 10:00 p.m. A pickup truck was pulled over on Highway 123 and the vehicle was searched. Police say...

Cigar Lake Mine Workers Hit With Stomach Bug

by | Feb 14, 2012

An official with Cameco reports that around 100 workers at its Cigar Lake mine were recently hit with a stomach virus. Rob Gereghty says things are slowly returning to normal, but many workers took a day or two to recover from the illness. He adds two workers had to...