Northern Schools Receive $4.5 Million

Northern Schools Receive $4.5 Million Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 15:31     The Provincial Government has announced it’s setting aside $4.5 million for training in Northern Saskatchewan.   Some of the fields to receive money include, truck driver training,...

Government Amends Youth Detox Act

Government Amends Youth Detox Act Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 15:30     The government continues to make adjustments to legislation that would enable parents and caregivers of drug addicted teens to force them into treatment.   Healthy Living Minister Graham Addley...

La Ronge Youth Burning Trial Adjourned To December

La Ronge Youth Burning Trial Adjourned To December Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 19:15     The judge presiding over an aggravated assault trial that saw a La Ronge woman receive third degree burns to 65 percent of her body in an incident in the community on April...

Doctors Say New Case Is NOT Flesh Eating Disease

Doctors Say New Case Is NOT Flesh Eating Disease Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 19:14     The Chief Medical Health Officer for the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority says a case resembling flesh-eating disease in the North is NOT the real thing.   Recently, an...

Trial Begins For Youth Accused Of Burning Woman

Trial Begins For Youth Accused Of Burning Woman Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 16:48     The aggravated assault trial for a 12 year old girl accused of setting a 26 year old woman on fire in La Ronge last summer began today.   Three RCMP constables testified this...

New School Board Election Wanted

New School Board Election Wanted Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 16:46     One of the candidates from an education election held on the west-side last month is calling for a new vote.   Ray Laliberte ran in the Northern Lights School Division area 2 elections held in...

Victoria Hospital Maternity Ward Receives Donation

Victoria Hospital Maternity Ward Receives Donation Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 16:45     The Northern Lights Community Development Corporation has come through with a major donation to Victoria Hospital.   Today, Corporation Manager Eddie Head, presented the...

Norwalk Virus Continues To Plague PA Facilities

Norwalk Virus Continues To Plague PA Facilities Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 16:45     The Norwalk Virus continues to run rampant through Prince Albert care facilities.   Less than a month since the Victoria Hospital announced it had largely contained the virus, it...

INAC Receives Report On Reserve Drinking Water

INAC Receives Report On Reserve Drinking Water Monday, November 20, 2006 at 13:38     A final report on how to improve the state of drinking water on Canada’s First Nations is now in the hands of Indian Affairs.   A clerk with INAC confirms they have received the...

Language Conference Being Held In Saskatoon

Language Conference Being Held In Saskatoon Monday, November 20, 2006 at 13:37     A First Nations language conference kicks off in Saskatoon this week.   Titled “Reclaiming Our Voice,” the 3 day event focuses on how Aboriginal people can retain their...