Fuel Spill Closes Northern Highway

Fuel Spill Closes Northern Highway Wednesday, December 03, 2008 at 17:15     An overturned fuel truck is wreaking havoc with the only highway connecting parts of the north to the rest of the province.   The vehicle overturned on Highway 102 between Sucker River and...

Fired FNUC Official Weighs In On Censure Of School

Fired FNUC Official Weighs In On Censure Of School Tuesday, December 02, 2008 at 15:38     A former administrator at the First Nations University of Canada says the school should adopt an all-chiefs task force report in order to escape its present difficulties.   Wes...

Arson Charge Laid Following Reserve House Fire

Arson Charge Laid Following Reserve House Fire Tuesday, December 02, 2008 at 15:29     The RCMP have charged a 39-year-old woman with arson in relation to a house fire the Mounties say was intentionally set in Grandmother’s Bay on Saturday.   Doreen Nora...

MN-S Given Duty To Consult Funding From Province

MN-S Given Duty To Consult Funding From Province Tuesday, December 02, 2008 at 15:26     The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan is getting $200,000 from the provincial government.   The province says the money is being provided to ensure members of the MN-S can express...

Call Made To Exempt Sensitive Area From Land Sale

Call Made To Exempt Sensitive Area From Land Sale Tuesday, December 02, 2008 at 15:24     An environmental group is urging the province to pull a parcel of land in northwest Saskatchewan out of the oil sands land auction.   The Saskatchewan Environmental Society says...

Professor Recognized For Uranium Waste Research

Professor Recognized For Uranium Waste Research Tuesday, December 02, 2008 at 15:17     A University of Saskatchewan researcher has received a national award and $200,000 in research funding for his collaborative research with the world’s largest uranium...

Manitoba Reserve Explains Decrease In Youth Crime

Manitoba Reserve Explains Decrease In Youth Crime Tuesday, December 02, 2008 at 15:14     A remote, northern Manitoba First Nation has found a way to decrease youth crime — get the youth more involved in finding things to do.   The Pukatawagan First...

Anti-Gang Advocates Hope To Reach Younger Children

Anti-Gang Advocates Hope To Reach Younger Children Tuesday, December 02, 2008 at 15:08     The Saskatoon Gang Strategy hopes to use the arts in the New Year to teach young children about the dangers of gangs.   Harvey Thunderchild works with the strategy and regularly...

Report Paints Sobering Picture Of Male Sex Trade

Report Paints Sobering Picture Of Male Sex Trade Tuesday, December 02, 2008 at 15:03     A new report shows that 85 per cent of male prostitutes in Saskatchewan are young and of Aboriginal ancestry.   “Under the Radar: The Sexual Exploitation of Young Men”...

Teachers’ Group Censures First Nations University

Teachers’ Group Censures First Nations University Monday, December 01, 2008 at 13:32     The Canadian Association of University Teachers’ governing council has voted unanimously to censure the First Nations University of Canada.   Censure means CAUT...