by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
La Ronge Radiothon Raises Money For Ultrasounds Friday, September 11, 2009 at 12:14 New “state-of-the-art” ultrasound equipment at the La Ronge Health Centre should be in place and fully operational by this December, thanks to money raised through a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Affordable Housing Group Opens Pharmacy Friday, September 11, 2009 at 12:11 There is a new pharmacy in Regina — and it’s Aboriginal-owned. The Winnipeg Street Pharmacy — under the PharmaChoice banner — is owned and operated by Namerind...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Stranded Boater Found By Rescue Plane Friday, September 11, 2009 at 12:10 A Cumberland House man is safe and sound after being stranded on a lake overnight recently. The 45-year-old man was stranded on Cumberland Lake Saturday night after his boat experienced...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
AREVA Mine Licence Challenged Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:25 A legal action has been filed in a federal court over the McClean Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. A group calling itself the Athabasca Regional Government is challenging a recent...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Fort A La Corne Glitters More Than Expected Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:22 Shore Gold says it’s discovered more diamonds than expected in the Fort a la Corne region. The company says they’re done a resource estimate on a section of land about...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
P.A. Doctor Outlines Nightmare H1N1 Scenario Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:17 A medical health officer in Prince Albert has released some startling predictions for the H1N1 flu virus. Dr. Khami Chokani says he expects the second wave of the virus to strike...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Rich Aboriginals Unlikely To Consider Suicide Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:16 New research suggests that being poor has far more impact than being Aboriginal, when it comes to considering suicide. A study on the links between income, Aboriginal status and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
RCMP Investigate Shooting On Onion Lake Reserve Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:15 Onion Lake RCMP, with the help of major crimes investigators, are probing the recent shooting of a 20-year-old man from Frog Lake, Alberta. According to the Mounties, the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Band Calls For Support On Elder Definition Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:13 The council of elders from the Peepeekisis First Nation met last night to speak out about a case that’s before the court. The elders say a federal decision defining “who...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Warm Weather Shifts Wild Rice Fortunes Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:09 This year’s wild rice harvest is going better than initally expected. La Ronge agriculture expert Gerry Ivanochko says recent warm temperatures have turned things around in many...