by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Graduation Held For Indigenous Peacekeepers Friday, June 18, 2010 at 15:09 The first batch of Indigenous peacekeepers are graduating today in Saskatoon. The 73 men and women from First Nations across the province completed the pilot project that will see them...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Study Finds Metal Levels In Creighton Soil OK Friday, June 18, 2010 at 15:05 A study of soil and air quality near Flin Flon and Creighton shows people aren’t likely getting sick due to exposure to metals. The study says, overall, the likelihood that...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Treadmills In Classroom Affecting Students’ Grades Friday, June 18, 2010 at 14:12 A teacher from Saskatoon shared some astonishing results yesterday with educators from northern Saskatchewan. Allison Cameron of City Park Collegiate was the keynote speaker...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Work Underway On Northern Recreational Facilities Friday, June 18, 2010 at 14:06 A new skateboard park in La Ronge should be up and running by late summer. According to Mayor Thomas Sierzycki, equipment is currently arriving from Alberta and work on the pad will...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
New Agency Aims To Get Native Kids In Sports Friday, June 18, 2010 at 14:00 A foundation has been established in Saskatoon to help young Aboriginal children be involved in sports. The Kevin Moccasin Foundation was set up within the last month and honours the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Search For Missing Boaters Enters Second Week Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 14:57 RCMP officers and civilians are continuing to search for two missing boaters on Deschambault Lake. Steven Ballantyne and Roderick Eninew, both 32 years of age, haven’t been seen...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Law Society Bans Metis Lawyer From Practicing Law Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 14:51 A Metis lawyer from Saskatoon has been suspended. The Law Society of Saskatchewan says Michelle Leclair-Harding is no longer entitled to practice law, effective immediately. The...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Plans Made For Native Blockade In The Battlefords Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 14:48 A Battlefords resident is urging First Nations and Metis people to join her in a blockade of the Battlefords bridges on June 24th. The purpose is to protest an alleged loss of...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Former Student Critical Of Truth Commission Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 14:44 One of the first Saskatchewan survivors of residential school abuse to take the issue to the courts questions the value of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Kelly Anderson of the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Sayazie Breaks Silence Over Black Lake Election Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 14:38 The chief of the Black Lake First Nation is speaking out about the band’s recent election. Donald Sayazie says he was told by an electoral officer he was being acclaimed after...