by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Prentice Promises Housing Announcements Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 14:44 Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice says he will soon announce more plans to improve Native housing as part of an effort to help Canada’s poorest reserves. The Conservatives nixed...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Future Of MLTC Health In Jeopardy Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 14:36 An official with the Meadow Lake Tribal Council’s health department says a shortfall in federal dollars is making it tougher for the organization to offer regular service to band members. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Reindeer Lake Area Warned About Spring Runoff Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 14:31 An official with the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority says predictions of a very wet spring in the North haven’t changed. Don Dill says the La Ronge area received 200 per cent...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Southend Man Fatally Stabbed Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 15:37 A 34-year-old Southend woman accused of second-degree murder made a court appearance in La Ronge today. Charlene Bella Bird was arrested and charged after a 26-year-old man was fatally stabbed at a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Wollaston Lake Man Stabbed After Heated Argument Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 15:37 A 28-year-old stabbing victim in Wollaston Lake is expected to recover from his injuries. The RCMP say the man was attacked early Monday morning inside a home in the northern...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Search For Island Lake Man Comes To Tragic End Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 15:35 Searchers discovered the body of a missing man from the Island Lake First Nation over the weekend. 19-year-old Lawrence Pahtayken of Mudie Lake had not been seen since the evening of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Hit-And-Run Suspect Commits Suicide Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 15:34 The RCMP say a man believed responsible for a fatal hit-and-run on the White Bear First Nation likely killed himself after the incident. Two local residents standing behind a parked vehicle on...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Prince Albert Escapee Back In Custody Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 15:34 A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 days in prison for escaping from an RCMP escort at a Prince Albert jail last week. Robert Naytowhow fled on foot Thursday morning when he was being...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Thunderchild Computer Files Accessed Secretly Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 15:33 An official with the Thunderchild First Nation band office says an investigation is underway into some alleged computer tampering. Wilfred Jimmy says band workers were alerted to the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Feds Fund On-Reserve School Improvements Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 15:26 Two Saskatchewan First Nations are getting some money from Ottawa to help with school repairs. The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has been given $220,000 to help finance planning for a...
