Dagenais Found Guilty On All Counts

Dagenais Found Guilty On All Counts Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 16:12     There were cheers in a Saskatoon courtroom today as a man was found guilty of murdering two Mounties.   Curt Dagenais admitted during his three-week trial that he shot RCMP constables Marc...

Okanese Shooting Suspect To Stay Behind Bars

Okanese Shooting Suspect To Stay Behind Bars Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 15:56     The man charged in connection to the recent violence on the Okanese First Nation made his first court appearance today.   42-year-old Murray Alvin Stonechild was arrested following a...

Support Program For Kokums Earns Praise

Support Program For Kokums Earns Praise Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 15:09     A kokum says a health and social support circle for Aboriginal grandmothers in Saskatoon is fantastic.   Rose Atimoyoo says it’s so great, it should be in every community in the...

Northern Youth Turning Heads In Health Community

Northern Youth Turning Heads In Health Community Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 15:04     Youth from the Buffalo River Dene Nation and Ile-a-la-Crosse have been given a chance to help improve health care in their communities.   Under a University of Saskatchewan project,...

Man Charged Following Police Standoff At Okanese

Man Charged Following Police Standoff At Okanese Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 15:54     A 42-year-old man from the Okanese First Nation has been charged with two counts of attempted murder related to the recent violence on the reserve.   The suspect was taken into...

Northern Mayors Feeling Ignored By Province

Northern Mayors Feeling Ignored By Province Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 15:22     A provincial cabinet minister says the government shares New North’s concerns about economic development in the north.   New North vice-chair Bruce Fidler has recently accused the...

Province Covers Keewatin Yatthe’s Budget Shortfall

Province Covers Keewatin Yatthe’s Budget Shortfall Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 15:17     The provincial government is giving a northern Saskatchewan health region a helping hand with its operating costs.   The Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority is being...

Average Runoff Expected In Northern Saskatchewan

Average Runoff Expected In Northern Saskatchewan Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 15:11     The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority is predicting most of the province’s north will see normal runoff this spring.   Spokesman Doug Johnson says above-normal runoff is...

Digital Cell Service Introduced In Remote Village

Digital Cell Service Introduced In Remote Village Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 12:57     Sandy Bay Mayor Ina Fietz-Ray is delighted that digital cellular service has finally arrived in her community.   SaskTel announced the service today.   Customers get clearer...

Major Crimes Unit Investigating Onion Lake Attacks

Major Crimes Unit Investigating Onion Lake Attacks Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 12:50     RCMP are continuing to investigate two assaults alleged to have occurred on the Onion Lake First Nation over the weekend.   An Onion Lake man is facing two counts of aggravated...