Judges To Discuss Residential School File In March

Judges To Discuss Residential School File In March Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 14:55     A lawyer in Regina says nine judges from across Canada will meet next month to try and solve a dispute over how the residential schools compensation process should proceed.  ...

Sask Party Gets Nod From Indian Affairs

Sask Party Gets Nod From Indian Affairs Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 14:53     Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall says his party’s aboriginal platform is solidifying in time for the next provincial election.   The party held its annual convention over the...

Eastern Bands Receive Paving Dollars

Eastern Bands Receive Paving Dollars Monday, February 12, 2007 at 15:32     Bands in Eastern Saskatchewan will finally have paved roads to their community.   Today, the province announced it is pouring $19 million into upgrades to Highway 55.   Currently motorists...

PA Residents Warned To Watch For Sex Offender

PA Residents Warned To Watch For Sex Offender Monday, February 12, 2007 at 15:31     Residents in Prince Albert are being cautioned by the RCMP about the release of a convicted sexual offender into the community.   Leslie Ervin Janzen has a history of committing...

Chiefs Planning To Attend SaskParty Convention

Chiefs Planning To Attend SaskParty Convention Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:59     A delegation of First Nations leaders will be attending the Saskatchewan Party’s annual convention this weekend.   FSIN chief Lawrence Joseph will be in attendance when party...

AFN Rebukes Prentice Over Child Welfare Issue

AFN Rebukes Prentice Over Child Welfare Issue Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:55     The Assembly of First Nations is not happy with the response it’s getting from Ottawa over concerns about the funding of Native child welfare services.   AFN National Chief Phil...

Northern Affairs Ministers Talk Education Funding

Northern Affairs Ministers Talk Education Funding Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:52     The country’s northern affairs ministers are wrapping up their annual forum in Whitehorse today.   Saskatchewan Northern Affairs Minister Joan Beatty admits being...

Pine Beetle To Arrive Later Than First Thought

Pine Beetle To Arrive Later Than First Thought Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:50     A scientist says it’s not a matter of if the mountain pine beetle will come to Saskatchewan — but when.   Rory McIntosh of Saskatchewan Environment has been studying...

Global Warming Expert Predicts Impact In Far North

Global Warming Expert Predicts Impact In Far North Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:37     Fishers and trappers in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin could one day notice some significant effects of climate change, according to a scientist in the Northwest...

School Boards Looking To Boost Native Hiring

School Boards Looking To Boost Native Hiring Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:25     The Saskatchewan School Boards Association wants to see more Aboriginal people within its ranks.   Association president Roy Challis says that’s why the association signed an...