by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Environment Official Defends Forest Fire Policy Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 15:39 A Saskatchewan Environment official says the province’s forest fire policy is not to blame for the recent evacuation of six northern communities. A La Ronge woman has been...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Report Released On Band Election Voting Rights Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 15:35 A national Native leader says not enough is being done to grant off-reserve band members the right to vote on their First Nation. Patrick Brazeau of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Jordan’s Principle Review In the Works Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 15:24 Saskatchewan’s Minister of First Nations and Metis Relations says the province is generating a report on the viability of the so-called Jordan’s Principle. Jordan’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Goodale Stood Up By First Nations Leaders Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 15:10 What if you scheduled a meeting with First Nations chiefs and none of them showed up? That’s what happened to federal Liberal House Leader Ralph Goodale in the Battlefords yesterday....
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
No One Charged During Test Of Metis Fishing Rights Monday, July 14, 2008 at 15:17 A Metis leader is calling a harvesting rights demonstration on the Alberta side of Garson Lake a success — despite the fact it was essentially ignored by conservation officers....
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Censure Of FNUC Still A Real Possibility Monday, July 14, 2008 at 15:12 The president of a regulatory body says the First Nations University of Canada could still face censure from his group. James Turk of the Canadian Association of University Teachers says...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Waiting Game Continues For Uranium City Evacuees Monday, July 14, 2008 at 15:04 Crews continue to battle two huge forest fires burning near Uranium City. Provincial duty officer Brent Zabaraschuk says the Camsell fire continues to burn out of control, while the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Prince Albert Methadone Program To Remain As Is Monday, July 14, 2008 at 15:00 The head of Prince Albert’s methadone program says he doesn’t expect a recent death will prompt any major changes to the program. Tyrone Starblanket died on March 12th,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Southend RCMP Confiscate Liquor During Checkstops Monday, July 14, 2008 at 14:56 Two traffic stops in the Southend area have resulted in large liquor and drug seizures. The first occurred Friday, July 4th, when the RCMP stopped a vehicle at a check stop on...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
La Ronge Woman Killed In Crash Friday, July 11, 2008 at 15:05 The driver of a vehicle that ran into the back of a truck in a fatal accident near La Ronge last night is now facing a charge of impaired driving causing death. The accident took place at around 6:25...
