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Legal aid lawyer Cara Hill told the court she hasn’t been able to reach Swiftwolfe by phone inside the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. She asked for an adjournment to give her time to talk to him. Crown Prosecutor Oryn Holm agreed to the adjournment until Aug. 5 saying the Crown has minimal disclosure. Swiftwolfe was arrested July 7 at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary where he is currently serving four years on weapons charges, uttering threats, assault, evading/fleeing from police, and dangerous d...

Among the performances BATC received was a video of dancer Lacy Albert of Sweetgrass First Nation. Some of the other submissions include performances by Warren Daniels of Sturgeon Lake, Sask .; The event runs until 12 p.m. on June 21. Normally BATC hosts Treaty Day and a Powwow outside the Dekker Centre for Indigenous Day. But it has not been able to do that since 2019 due to the pandemic restrictions. So the organization is having virtual activities until times return to normal. BATC is also h...

These charges stem from a number of investigations including a report of an altercation at a business on Highway 16 in North Battleford on April 30, 2020. Investigation by the Battlefords Detachment and Municipal GIS section determined that occupants of a vehicle at that location had been sprayed by bear spray by two females.  In another incident on December 6, 2020, members of the Saskatchewan Crime Reduction Team, Battlefords Gang Task Force, and the Battlefords Detachment, engaged in a p...

It is part of a $100 million investment by the government over five years (since 2018) to “support Indigenous groups’ efforts towards developing their own path to reconstituting their nations,” according to the government’s news release. According to Kathy Kissick, chief financial officer for BATC, they had submitted a proposal to Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) for 2020-21, as part of a multi-year submission for 2020-23 as a collaborative Nation Rebuil...

But then he remembered he had been nominated for this award.  He and his wife Krista will be heading down to Regina April 13 for what will be a busy couple of days. The actual ceremony will be the following day, in which Fox and the other recipients receive their medals from provincial Lt. Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield at Government House. From there, they will head to the legislature, where MLA Herb Cox will introduce him. “And so I thought that was kind of neat, too. And then after tha...

The charges against Swiftwolfe haven’t been proven in court. Multiple RCMP detachments worked together Dec. 5 and 6, 2020, to locate and arrest Swiftwolfe who is from Moosomin First Nation. RCMP and Moosomin First Nation had issued a public safety warning saying Swiftwolfe was armed and dangerous.  When describing him police said he has “Westside” tattooed on his face. RCMP say that when officers activated their lights and sirens in an attempt to stop Swiftwolfe, he refused to stop a...

by The Canadian Press Last Updated Jan 31, 2021 at 7:54 pm ADT CUT KNIFE, Sask. — Canada’s Indigenous and military leaders paid tribute and offered condolences to the family of a Juno Beach veteran of the Second World War, who also advocated for Indigenous veterans after the war ended. “Today, Canada lost a great First Nations leader in Philip Favel,” Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde tweeted Sunday. “A Juno Beach Veteran and a lifelong advocate, Philip was a b...

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Fox was arrested on Dec. 6 after several RCMP detachments teamed up to locate and arrest Jonathan Swiftwolfe, 26. At the time of her arrest last month, Fox was wanted on warrants for assault with a weapon and failure to comply with a release order. Fox and Swiftwolfe were arrested on Highway 40, near Sweet Grass First Nation. Swiftwolfe had evaded police since North Battleford RCMP charged him for breaching his probation conditions on April 18, 2020. When police arrested Swiftwolfe, they fou...

Jonathan Swiftwolfe, of Moosomin First Nation, had a bail hearing on Dec. 10 but the hearing was adjourned until Jan. 6, 2021. Swiftwolfe was arrested Dec. 6 after multiple RCMP detachments joined forces to find him. He was considered armed and dangerous and police issued a public warning. RCMP said Swiftwolfe has “Westside” tattooed on the side of his face and neck. Westside Outlaws is a dangerous and violent street gang. Swiftwolfe was wanted on charges of assault, uttering threats, se...