Aboriginal group calls for justice review in Saskatchewan

by | Mar 23, 2016

The president of the Aboriginal Affairs Coalition of Saskatchewan says rather than try to save money by privatizing food services at correctional centres, the justice department should do a major overhaul of the remand system. Kim Beaudin says far too many people are...

Tammy Goforth hand-writes letter asking for appeal

by | Mar 22, 2016

An appeal of sorts has been filed in one of the harshest penalties ever handed down for second-degree murder in the province. Tammy Lynn Goforth was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 17 years for the starvation death of a four-year-old...

Quebec court hearing class-action case for treaty women

by | Mar 22, 2016

The Merchant law group is in a Quebec court this week asking for compensation for treaty women who lost their status when they married a non-status man. The federal government changed the law in 2011 with Bill C-3, so women could maintain their treaty status when...

RCMP looking for missing 14-year-old Ahtahkakoop student

by | Mar 21, 2016

Destiny Bird. Photo courtesy Shellbrook RCMP The RCMP is asking for help finding a 14-year-old girl from Ahtahkakoop First Nation who hasn’t been seen since she left her grandmother’s place on Sunday. Shellbrook RCMP reports Destiny Bird is likely still on the...

Northern Sask. band boosted by court ruling

by | Mar 21, 2016

Saskatchewan First Nations Chiefs and John Cochrane band delegates at a meeting in 2009. Photo courtesy johncochrane.ca A small Indian band in northern Saskatchewan is bolstered by a recent court ruling that backs its lawsuit against the FSIN. The ruling blocks a...