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Guilty pleas end hunting case that sparked outrage over treaty rights – CTV News
November 4, 2016 YORKTON, Canada – A case that sparked outrage from indigenous leaders over treaty rights has ended with two men from the Pine Creek First Nation in Manitoba pleading guilty to charges of unlawful hunting on property near Canora, Sask. Charlie Boucher, 55, who is also the chief of the First Nation, and […]
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Treaty Hunting Rights – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 3, 2016 YORKTON, Canada – A case that sparked outrage from indigenous leaders over treaty rights has ended with two men from the Pine Creek First Nation in Manitoba pleading guilty to charges of unlawful hunting on property near Canora, Sask. Charlie Boucher, 55, who is also the chief […]
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Two Manitoba Men Fined $15,000 for Hunting Violations
November 3, 2016 Two Manitoba men recently pleaded guilty to unlawful hunting charges in Yorkton provincial court as a result of a Turn In Poachers call and investigation. In December 2015, Ministry of Environment conservation officers in Duck Mountain Provincial Park investigated a call about three moose shot on posted land near the town of […]
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The gun just went off:’ Documents describe deadly Saskatchewan farm shooting – CBC
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2016 NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. _ The afternoon Colten Boushie was killed, police say Gerald Stanley was at home with his son Sheldon when the two heard an SUV drive into his Saskatchewan farmyard. They told police they heard someone get into the family’s pickup truck and then get back into the […]
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Chief’s Statement Re: Children’s Advocate Report
The tragic death of the child at the center of the report has deeply affected all involved and I would like to express our condolences to the family on their loss and extend our thoughts and prayers to the family on behalf of STC and our staff. We would also like to reiterate that although […]
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Advocate for Children and Youth calls for change to better identify and protect children at risk
October 13, 2016 Regina – Bob Pringle, the Advocate for Children and Youth, has released a special investigative report calling for substantive changes in child protection practices following the death of a two-and-a-half-month-old First Nations infant. In the report, Duty to Protect, we have named the child ‘Aiden’ to protect the identity of both Aiden […]
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2 men charged in standoff with police on Saskatchewan First Nation – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 20, 2016 PUNNICHY, Sask. _ Two men are facing several weapons charges after a standoff with police on a Saskatchewan First Nation. Punnichy RCMP say they got a call early Sunday morning about threats and firearms at a residence on the Kawacatoose First Nation. Officers found some suspects at a different residence […]
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Witness says gang boss ordered defector killed, provided guns to shooters – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 15, 2016 By CKOM THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON _ A witness has testified that Joshua Petrin arranged for guns to be delivered to two men who are now serving life sentences for the killing of a mother of four who was gunned down in her own home because of a mixup in […]
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Bail decision reserved for suspect in shooting death of First Nations man on farm – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 19, 2016 1:01 By Jennifer Graham THE CANADIAN PRESS NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. _ Supporters of a First Nations man shot on a Saskatchewan farm shouted at his accused killer as the man was led out of court by police Thursday. Gerald Stanley, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old […]
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Op-ed: Gov’t insincere in attempts to reduce indigenous over-incarceration – StarPhoenix
August 18, 2016 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission operated on the principle that Canadian society must acknowledge and provide restitution for its participation in Canada’s colonial system before reconciliation can meaningfully begin. Residential schools were the Commission’s focus, but constitute only one piece of colonialism, a system which takes many forms, and continues today. There […]
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