RCMP Need To Confirm Intoxication In Cells: Family

RCMP Need To Confirm Intoxication In Cells: Family Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at 13:36     The family of an Aboriginal woman who died after being kept overnight in police cells is upset with the fact police assumed she was drunk.   Ida Paul died in Battlefords Union...

NWAC Says Bill C-3 Must Pass, Despite Flaws

NWAC Says Bill C-3 Must Pass, Despite Flaws Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at 13:29     The Native Women’s Association of Canada is tentatively endorsing a controversial bill in the House of Commons.   Bill C-3 would amend the Indian Act in a bid to get rid of...

Process To Evaluate Takeovers Needs Overhaul: FSIN

Process To Evaluate Takeovers Needs Overhaul: FSIN Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at 13:27     The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is calling on the government to re-think how it decides whether or not takeover bids are in the best interests of a...

Jury Hears Closing Arguments In Crowe Trial

Jury Hears Closing Arguments In Crowe Trial Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at 13:18     Closing arguments have been delivered in the case of a Prince Albert man accused of murdering his stepson.   The lawyer for 31-year-old Jordan Crowe asked the eight-man, four-woman...

Group Wants To Find Unmarked Graves Of Native Vets

Group Wants To Find Unmarked Graves Of Native Vets Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at 13:12     Members of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans Association are busy locating the unmarked graves of their fellow soldiers.   The goal is to find where they are buried,...

Mentorship Program For At-Risk Youth Cancelled

Mentorship Program For At-Risk Youth Cancelled Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at 13:04     The director of an outreach centre in Prince Albert says she is dismayed by the cancelling of a mentoring program for youth.   Dawn Robbins is the executive director of the...