by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Angus Weighs In On Northern By-Election Friday, March 14, 2008 at 16:24 An Ontario NDP MP is urging voters in northern Saskatchewan not to avoid his party in Monday’s by-election because of its Opposition status. Charlie Angus — who helped bring...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Green Party Calls For Oilsands Moratorium In Sask. Friday, March 14, 2008 at 16:22 The Green Party isn’t pulling any punches about its stance on the oilsands heading into Monday’s by-election in northern Saskatchewan. Party Leader Elizabeth May and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Snowmobilers Found Dead Near Stanley Mission Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 22:00 RCMP say two stranded snowmobilers succumbed to the elements near Stanley Mission last night. According to police, a 48-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man left Grandmother’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Assault Nets Mosquito Man Federal Prison Sentence Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 15:24 A man was sentenced today in North Battleford Provincial Court to two-and-a-half years in jail for a violent assault on his common law wife on the Mosquito First Nation on December...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
SaskPower Tells Northerners To “Bear With Us” Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 14:38 SaskPower officials are asking residents of northeast Saskatchewan to be patient with them, following a prolonged power outage in the region yesterday. Communities north...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
By-Election Advance Poll Turnout Relatively Low Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 14:32 Despite a modest turnout at advance by-election polls in the Desnethe-Missinipi-Churchill River riding, Elections Canada says there is no indication that will continue through to the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
PBCN Chief Glad To Be Rid Of Third Party Status Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 14:30 The chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is excited about the economic future of his band. Darrell McCallum says he’s already met with banks to discuss the news his...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Province’s Northeast Hit By Prolonged Blackout Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 15:34 SaskPower crews were forced to use snow buggies to reach the source of a prolonged power outage in northeast Saskatchewan. Communities from Hall Lake to Southend were without...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
PBCN To Emerge From Third Party Management Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 15:25 After about seven years under third party management, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation will soon be able to have partial control over its finances. The band will enter into a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Problem Gambling Discussed At FSIN Conference Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 15:15 Problem gambling counsellors are still learning how to best treat problem gambling, because the way it’s classified continues to change. Pat Sinclair is one such counsellor...
