by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
SGEU Says Overcrowded Jails Leading To Violence Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 13:13 A union representing corrections workers in the province says overcrowding in jails is leading to an increased threat of violence. The Saskatchewan Government and General...
by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
Opposition Calls For Inquiry Into Pulp Mill Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 13:07 The Saskatchewan Party is calling for a public inquiry into the millions of dollars of public money that has been drained in the Meadow Lake pulp mill. SaskParty MLA Elwin Hermanson...
by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
Sudden Death In La Ronge Not Considered Suspicious Monday, March 27, 2006 at 15:01 RCMP do not suspect foul play in the discovery of a body last week near the La Ronge airport. A local trapper came across the remains of a man late Thursday evening and reported...
by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
Lifesaving Society Responds To Sandy Bay Drowning Monday, March 27, 2006 at 14:56 The Lifesaving Society says a tragedy in Sandy Bay last week could be avoided in the future with more water safety and swimming survival training in the North. A four-year-old boy...
by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
Belanger Not Too Worried About Irregularities Monday, March 27, 2006 at 14:54 A provincial cabinet minister from the North wants to reassure northerners that civil servant misspending is not rampant. The NDP government recently released a list of all known cases...
by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
AFN Discusses One-Member, One-Vote System Monday, March 27, 2006 at 14:52 Chiefs from across the country are in Gatineau, Quebec today for a special assembly on renewal at the Assembly of First Nations. They are there to discuss potential changes to the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
Beardy’s Gearing Up For Band Elections Monday, March 27, 2006 at 14:50 Six people are hoping to be chief of the Beardy’s/Okemasis First Nation. The band goes to the polls on Thursday. Incumbent chief Garry Littlepine is being challenged by Ernie...
by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
Fond du Lac Port Now Under First Nations Control Monday, March 27, 2006 at 14:47 The Fond du Lac First Nation Development Corporation has officially taken over operations of the Fond du Lac port facility. The transfer of responsibility from Transport Canada took...
by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
Body Discovered Near La Ronge Airport Friday, March 24, 2006 at 17:11 Very few details have surfaced regarding the recent discovery of a body near the La Ronge airport. La Ronge RCMP Staff Sgt. Kirk Munroe has confirmed a body was discovered in the general...
by bryanorthner | Aug 6, 2010
RCMP Dive Team Withdraws From Search For Boy Friday, March 24, 2006 at 15:05 The RCMP’s underwater recovery team has left Sandy Bay after unsuccessfully trying to recover the body of a four-year-old boy yesterday. The child is missing and presumed drowned...