by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Hope Remains for Ile a la crosse School Survivors Thursday, March 05, 2009 at 13:57 A spokesman for boarding school survivors from Ile a’la crosse says a break appears to have been made in their fight for compensation. Don Favel says the federal government...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Court Date Moved For Provincial Court Judge Thursday, March 05, 2009 at 13:56 April 23rd is the next court date for a Meadow Lake provincial court judge facing assault and threat charges. Judge Donald Bird is charged with two counts of common assault and two...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Feds Fund Northern Schools Wednesday, March 04, 2009 at 13:48 The federal government has announced plans to build a new school at Deschambault Lake. The community lost the old school in 2005 when it was destroyed by fire. Chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Youth Pleads Guilty In Death Of Dean Josie Wednesday, March 04, 2009 at 13:47 A youth charged with the killing of a Wollaston Lake teenager will not be going to trial. The name of the 16 year-old cannot be released, however he recently pleaded guilty to a lesser...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
FNUC Responds To Funding Freeze Wednesday, March 04, 2009 at 13:45 The chairman of the First Nations University is reacting to a decision by Advanced Education Minster Rob Norris to freeze 200-thousand dollars from the province to the university. The government...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Missing Inmate Found Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 14:16 The search for a missing inmate has come to an end. Authorities say 24 year-old Steven Perry Burns was picked up monday by officers in Prince Albert. The prisoner was mistakenly released by officials at the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
More Bad News For FNUC Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 14:16 If the First Nations University of Canada wants 200-thousand dollars from the province, it’s going to have to change how it’s governed. That’s the message from Advanced Education Minster...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Feds Eyeing Reserve Governance Changes Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 14:14 The Globe and Mail is reporting that the Conservative government is planning sweeping changes to governance rules on reserves across the country. A report in today’s paper says the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Graphic testimony at Dagenais trial Friday, February 27, 2009 at 17:17 It’s been a day of tearful testimony in Saskatoon at the Mountie murder trial of Curtis Dagenais. Dagenais is charged with killing constables Robin Cameron and Marc Bourdages following...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Feds Kick In For Highway Twinning Friday, February 27, 2009 at 14:41 Prime minister Stephen Harper has declared the federal government will work with the province of Saskatchewan to accelerate the twinning of highway 11 between Saskatoon and Prince Albert. Both...