Sask. Metis Plan Test Of Fishing Rights In Alberta

Sask. Metis Plan Test Of Fishing Rights In Alberta Friday, July 11, 2008 at 15:03     A group of Saskatchewan Metis will be fishing on the Alberta side of Garson Lake this weekend — hoping to bait the Alberta government into charging them with illegal fishing.  ...

Canoe Lake Taxi Owner Considering Suing Government

Canoe Lake Taxi Owner Considering Suing Government Friday, July 11, 2008 at 14:35     A northern taxi operator says federal bureaucrats are second-guessing the claims he and his peers are making for medical trips — and forcing them to foot the bill.   Joe...

Metis Helping Refurbish P.A. Community Centre

Metis Helping Refurbish P.A. Community Centre Friday, July 11, 2008 at 14:26     A Metis group in Prince Albert has joined forces with the city and a local community hall to revitalize a community centre in the city’s West Flat neighbourhood.   Yesterday,...

Chief Breaks Silence Over Southend RCMP Shooting

Chief Breaks Silence Over Southend RCMP Shooting Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 14:38     The chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is finally speaking out about this past weekend’s RCMP shooting in Southend.   Darrell McCallum says he’s concerned one of...

Fishing Lake Band Wants Compensation Money, Too

Fishing Lake Band Wants Compensation Money, Too Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 14:24     The chief of the Fishing Lake First Nation says he wishes his band could get some of the $2 million relief package being offered by the province.   Yesterday, the government announced...

Northern Village OKs Development In Disputed Area

Northern Village OKs Development In Disputed Area Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 14:17     The village of Green Lake is moving ahead with plans to develop 59 residential lots around the community.   The plan has drawn criticism from some local residents, who feel the...

Cumberland House To Be Profiled In New TV Series

Cumberland House To Be Profiled In New TV Series Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 14:09     The lives of people from five different reserves across Canada are the focus of a new five-part series on CPAC.   The series is called “Our Home on Native Land” and...

Northern Centres Receive Funds For Rec Facilities

Northern Centres Receive Funds For Rec Facilities Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 14:06     A total of $1.6 million has been allocated to help 20 northern Saskatchewan communities with recreational facility construction and improvements.   Funding for the projects has been...

FSIN Leaders Respond To Southend RCMP Shooting

FSIN Leaders Respond To Southend RCMP Shooting Wednesday, July 09, 2008 at 15:12     The FSIN is calling for changes to policing in the province in light of the recent shooting of a man by an RCMP offer at Southend.   Vice-Chief Glen Pratt says the FSIN is concerned...

Infrastructure Funds Set Aside For Northern Sask.

Infrastructure Funds Set Aside For Northern Sask. Wednesday, July 09, 2008 at 14:52     A Conservative MP says northern Saskatchewan has been eagerly awaiting an infrastructure announcement made earlier this week.   Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Rob Clarke is...