by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Reserve Residents On Alert For Potential Predator Friday, June 06, 2008 at 15:01 There are reports of a suspected predator on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation and other reserves in that area. A man in a newer-model white van has reportedly been driving around the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Northwest Hit By Prolonged Power Outage Friday, June 06, 2008 at 15:00 Roughly 15,000 homes and businesses covering a very large area of northwest Saskatchewan were affected by a power outage yesterday and through the night. Affected customers in the Meadow Lake...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Calvert Takes Poke At SaskParty By-Election Mantra Friday, June 06, 2008 at 14:59 NDP Leader Lorne Calvert says he’s intrigued by the Saskatchewan Party’s pitch to voters in this month’s by-election in Cumberland. Saskatchewan Party candidate...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Aboriginal Diabetes Cyclists Reach Destination Friday, June 06, 2008 at 14:56 The Peacekeepers Pedaling for Aboriginals with Diabetes team has reached Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The group, including six members of the Saskatoon Police Service and FSIN...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Muskoday Liver Transplant Recipient On The Mend Friday, June 06, 2008 at 14:53 A member of the Muskoday First Nation continues to make strides in his recovery from a liver transplant performed several weeks ago in Alberta. Vernon Knight is currently undergoing...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Former Chief Charged With Trying To Buy Votes Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 16:29 Charges have been laid against the former chief of the Red Pheasant First Nation. 50-year-old Charles Meechance faces seven counts under Section 125 of the Criminal Code. He is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
Tories On Defensive Over Apology To Survivors Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 16:25 A spokesman for former students says an official apology for abuse in Native residential schools has become a source of more hurt. Ted Quewezance says the National Residential School...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
FSIN Vice-Chief Says Day Of Action “Too Nice” Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 16:20 One of the FSIN’s vice-chiefs says First Nations people need to take more steps to get the province to listen to them. Glen Pratt opened his remarks at the FSIN...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
FSIN Officially Rescinds Ahenakew Reinstatement Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 16:19 The FSIN has passed a resolution that rescinds a previous resolution calling for the reinstatement of David Ahenakew as a senator. The new resolution says the original one was not...
by bryanorthner | Aug 19, 2010
FSIN Exploring Nuclear Waste Storage Potential Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 16:17 The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says talks are still very preliminary, but the FSIN is exploring opportunities with a nuclear waste storage group. Chief...