by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Mosquito Reserve Assault Suspect Apprehended Monday, January 14, 2008 at 15:17 A man wanted by RCMP in connection with a violent assault on a woman in a house on the Mosquito First Nation has been arrested in Alberta. 25-year-old Rusty James Pahsaknunk was...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Investigator Finds Internal Problems At Wanuskewin Friday, January 11, 2008 at 22:31 A report obtained by Missinipi Broadcasting tells a story of internal strife at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. The park’s board of directors hired an independent investigator...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Lawyer Surprised By Volume Of Compensation Denials Friday, January 11, 2008 at 13:48 A lawyer who helped broker the compensation deal for residential school survivors says he’s surprised Ottawa has already rejected 20 per cent of the applications made by...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Dorion Upset With Media Attention On Orchard Friday, January 11, 2008 at 13:30 One of two men hoping to become the Liberal nominee in a northern Saskatchewan by-election says he can’t believe the attention being paid to his competitor. Cumberland House...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Fond du Lac Residents Vote In Favour Of Projects Friday, January 11, 2008 at 13:24 Members of the Fond du Lac First Nation have overwhelming approved two on-reserve initiatives put to them in a vote. In a referendum held yesterday, roughly 95% of voters approved...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Muskoday Looking To Develop In Prince Albert Friday, January 11, 2008 at 13:22 The chief of the Muskoday First Nation says he is pleased with his band’s new $10.2 milliion TLE settlement with Ottawa and the provincial government. A wide range of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Orchard Breaks Silence On Nomination Dispute Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 15:18 David Orchard says he never would have campaigned to become a Liberal candidate in northern Saskatchewan if he had been told Leader Stephane Dion was going to appoint a woman. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Muskoday Band Signs $10.2 Million TLE Deal Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 15:03 A Saskatchewan First Nation has signed a Treaty Land Entitlement settlement agreement with the provincial and federal governments. Under the deal, the Muskoday First Nation receives...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Thousands Still Waiting For Compensation Cheques Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 15:02 Approximately 67% of residential school survivors have received their common experience payments. According to statistics released this week by Ottawa, 46,910 survivors have...
by bryanorthner | Aug 17, 2010
Future Of Athabasca Road Project Unclear Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 14:59 Saskatchewan’s new Minister of Highways says work will proceed on the all-weather road network in the Far North. However, Wayne Elhard can’t say for certain if that will...