La Ronge Men Crash Minivan Into Train

La Ronge Men Crash Minivan Into Train Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 15:15     RCMP are investigating the circumstances that led to a collision between a minivan and a train yesterday involving two La Ronge men.   The unidentified males, aged 17 and 22, were in a...

MNS Prepared To Conduct Referendum

MNS Prepared To Conduct Referendum Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 15:14     Officials at the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan seem prepared to embrace a referendum proposal to help decide whether another MNS election is needed.   The idea was brought up at a meeting in...

Chartier Challenged To Sever Ties With MNS

Chartier Challenged To Sever Ties With MNS Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 15:12     Metis National Council president Clem Chartier is being asked to clearly state his position on the political turmoil at the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan.   A rival of MNS president Dwayne...

Metis Fisher Critical Of Lack Of Support

Metis Fisher Critical Of Lack Of Support Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 15:11     A Pinehouse man who successfully defended himself on a charge related to Metis fishing rights says he did so without the help of Metis organizations.   Gary Smith was found not guilty...

Funnel Cloud Reported Near Buffalo Narrows

Funnel Cloud Reported Near Buffalo Narrows Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 15:10     A funnel cloud was spotted near Buffalo Narrows yesterday.   Environment Canada spokesman Bob Cormier says the report was called in by a pilot around mid-afternoon.   Cormier says the...

Calvert Visits More West Side Communities

Calvert Visits More West Side Communities Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 15:08     The community of Dillon, including the Buffalo River Dene Nation, played host to Premier Lorne Calvert and his bus tour this morning.   Calvert took part in a meet-and-greet with local...

Aboriginal Union Starts Membership Drive

Aboriginal Union Starts Membership Drive Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 15:04     A union has been established in this province that’s specifically geared at Aboriginal people.   The Aboriginal Skilled Workers Association has formed a partnership with the Canadian...

Weyerhaeuser Defends Harvesting Practices

Weyerhaeuser Defends Harvesting Practices Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 15:02     A spokesman for Weyerhaeuser says the company is fully in compliance with the provincial government’s standards on good forest management.   Wayne Roznowsky says recent criticism over...

Scientists Worried About Caribou Habitat

Scientists Worried About Caribou Habitat Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 14:53     A caribou watchdog group says it is growing increasingly concerned about what effect industrial activity is having on herds in northern Canada, including Saskatchewan’s Athabasca...

Museum Honours Late First Nations Dancer

Museum Honours Late First Nations Dancer Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 14:46     An exhibit honouring a legendary First Nations dancer opened at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina today.   The late George Ceepeekous of the Kawacatoose First Nation was renowned as...