SGEU Says Overcrowded Jails Leading To Violence

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...

Opposition Calls For Inquiry Into Pulp Mill

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...

Sudden Death In La Ronge Not Considered Suspicious

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...

Lifesaving Society Responds To Sandy Bay Drowning

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...

Belanger Not Too Worried About Irregularities

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...

AFN Discusses One-Member, One-Vote System

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...

Beardy’s Gearing Up For Band Elections

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...

Fond du Lac Port Now Under First Nations Control

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...

Body Discovered Near La Ronge Airport

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...

RCMP Dive Team Withdraws From Search For Boy

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...