by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
RCMP Investigating Accusations Against Officer Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:33 A top-ranking RCMP officer confirms an investigation has been launched into an alleged incident at the Stony Rapids detachment. North District operations officer Randy McGinnis...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Cameco Allowed To Carry Forward Shortfall Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:28 The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has amended the operating license at the Key Lake uranium mill. The commission has given the operation’s owner, Cameco, more flexibility when...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Teen Killed In Rollover; Driver Charged Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:16 Meadow Lake RCMP are investigating a single vehicle rollover which claimed the life of an 18-year-old man, following an after-grad party on the Flying Dust First Nation. The driver,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
New Trespassing Legislation Comes Into Force Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:09 The provincial government is cracking down on trespassers. New legislation will allow police to slap fines of up to $2,000 on anyone who refuses to leave private or commercial property,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Sask. Health Eliminates Northern Relations Office Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:06 An associate deputy minister with Saskatchewan Health confirms the ministry is slashing two jobs in La Ronge. Gren Smith-Windsor says the ministry is closing its northern relations...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Two Killed In Kinistin Minivan Accident Monday, June 29, 2009 at 14:18 A rollover on the Kinistin reserve has claimed two lives. RCMP report that early Saturday afternoon, a minivan lost control on a grid road on the reserve, and rolled over in the ditch. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
First Two H1N1 Flu Deaths In Saskatchewan Monday, June 29, 2009 at 14:07 The province has its first swine flu-related fatalities. A woman in her mid-40s and a man in his mid-70s have died as a result of the H1N1 virus. The deceased, whose locations have not...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Advisory Group To Help Plan Northern Roadwork Monday, June 29, 2009 at 14:01 The province’s Minister of Highways says getting northerners’ advice on what roads to invest in is the right approach. Jim Reiter says getting input from people who actually...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Turtle Islander Still Has To Obey Traffic Laws Monday, June 29, 2009 at 13:54 A man who says he’s exempt from traffic laws because he’s a member of the “Indian Nation of Turtle Island” has lost his case. In a a ruling made public last...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Former Chief Takes Dismissal To Court Monday, June 29, 2009 at 13:45 A dispute between former Peepeekisis First Nation Chief Beverly Bellegarde and the band’s council of elders will now proceed to the Federal Court. Justice Leonard Mandamin facilitated a...
