Health Workers Offered Cash To Work In The North

Health Workers Offered Cash To Work In The North Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 15:03     The provincial government is offering cash incentives to lure health professionals to work in remote areas of Saskatchewan.   As part of the initiatives announced yesterday,...

Court Hearings On Residential School Deal Finished

Court Hearings On Residential School Deal Finished Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 14:50     The last court hearings into the residential compensation agreement wrapped up earlier this week in the Yukon.   Courts in several provinces and territories have been reviewing...

Saskatoon Police Probing Suspicious Disappearance

Saskatoon Police Probing Suspicious Disappearance Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 14:41     The Saskatoon Police Service is calling the disappearance of an Aboriginal woman “suspicious”.   19-year-old Marie Lasas was last seen in Saskatoon on September 21st...

Tense Moments At La Ronge Airport

Tense Moments At La Ronge Airport Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 14:36     A Cessna 310 had to make an emergency landing at the La Ronge airport yesterday.   According to La Ronge fire chief Ron Pratt, the distress call was issued at around 5:00 p.m.   Pratt says the...

First Nations Anti-Poverty Campaign Launched

  First Nations Anti-Poverty Campaign Launched Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 14:34     National Chief Phil Fontaine is in Saskatoon today to help launch a First Nations plan for creating opportunities.   The Assembly of First Nations has joined forces with Make...

Body Of Missing Fisher Found Near Turnor Lake

Body Of Missing Fisher Found Near Turnor Lake Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 15:47     Searchers have retrieved the body of a 56-year-old fisher from Turnor Lake who had been missing since Monday.   The RCMP say Norm Montgrand’s body was discovered in Bear Lake...

Suspect In La Ronge Child Abduction Still At Large

Suspect In La Ronge Child Abduction Still At Large Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 15:46     The La Ronge RCMP are looking for a suspect in an unsettling child abduction yesterday.   Early yesterday morning, an unidentified male broke into a local residence.   The...

Former Guard Testifies At RCMP Sex Assault Trial

Former Guard Testifies At RCMP Sex Assault Trial Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 15:45     A Prince Albert court heard more testimony today about a sexual assault that allegedly took place at the La Ronge RCMP detachment two years ago.   Ron Brown, a former guard at...

Charges Laid In Highway Death Of Sweetgrass Woman

Charges Laid In Highway Death Of Sweetgrass Woman Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 15:37     Charges have been laid against a 24-year-old woman — nearly five months after a fatal crash that killed another woman from the Sweetgrass First Nation.   Crystal Dawn...

La Loche Election Recount Into Third Day

La Loche Election Recount Into Third Day Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 15:35     At last word, they were still counting ballots from the La Loche election in Battleford.   The process started Monday, but a clerk at Court of Queen’s Bench says they hope to...