by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Northern Health Officials Monitoring Superbug Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 13:41 Cramped living quarters and too much antibiotic use could be helping fuel a new type of infection, according to a northern physician. Dr. James Irvine, the chief medical health...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Blizzard Claims Lives Of Two Onion Lake Residents Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 14:55 It appears the blizzard-like conditions that have hit a large part of central Saskatchewan and Alberta are responsible for a couple of deaths on the Onion Lake reserve. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
GDI Put In Charge Of Metis Training And Employment Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 13:07 The federal government has chosen the Gabriel Dumont Institute to be the new provider of Metis training and employment programs in Saskatchewan. Under a three-year,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Bomek Found Guilty Of New Set Of Sex Offences Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 12:51 A Court of Queen’s Bench justice has handed down a verdict in the case of a former Flin Flon lawyer accused of several sex-related crimes in Prince Albert. 57-year-old James...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
State Of Sandy Bay Airstrip Questioned After Crash Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 12:42 The provincial transportation department is rejecting any suggestion that the Sandy Bay airstrip is unsafe. Investigators haven’t pinpointed the cause of Sunday’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Plane Crash Not Likely Caused By Weather Tuesday, January 09, 2007 at 13:23 Investigators probing a fatal plane crash near Sandy Bay say weather conditions at the time do not appear to have been a factor. Yesterday, a spokesman for Transwest Air said that while...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Plow Truck Falls Into Ditch Near Beauval Tuesday, January 09, 2007 at 13:21 A manager filling in for striking snowplow operators was involved in a mishap yesterday near Beauval. Highways Department spokesman Doug Wakabayashi says it appears the plow truck the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Province Still Weighing Spotlight Hunting Ruling Tuesday, January 09, 2007 at 13:18 A director with Saskatchewan Environment says it’s too early to say how a Supreme Court of Canada ruling in B.C. will affect the illegal practice of spotlight hunting in this...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Liquor Store Theft Suspect Appears In Court Tuesday, January 09, 2007 at 13:14 A new court date has been set for a man accused of stealing from a liquor store in La Loche. 59-year-old Jonas Bruno Janvier has been charged with one count of theft over $5,000 for...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Collection Of Elders’ Stories A Big Hit Tuesday, January 09, 2007 at 13:12 A book containing a collection of elders’ stories is making huge waves in northern Saskatchewan. Meadow Lake Tribal Council education director Gary Mirasty says the book,...