by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
SaskParty Slams NDP For Native Job Numbers Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 13:26 The Saskatchewan Party is blasting the NDP government for the province’s dismal statistics on Aboriginal employment. A Statistics Canada report released yesterday says, of the four...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Ile-a-la-Crosse Murder Suspect Back In Court Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 13:25 An Ile-a-la-Crosse man makes his first court appearance in his home community today since being charged with second-degree murder. 19-year-old Quentin Gardiner was charged following the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Court To Receive Psychiatric Assessment Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 13:23 A psychiatric assessment is expected to be handed in today for an 18-year-old youth accused of three murders on the Montreal lake reserve. The youth, who can’t be identified, is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Northern High Speed Internet Expansion Continues Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 13:04 High speed Internet service is now available to eight more locations in Northern Saskatchewan. Sasktel is providing the service to Canoe Narrows, Denare Beach, Pelican Narrows, Hall...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Poor Morel Mushroom Harvest Forecasted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 12:56 It’s shaping up to be a forgettable morel mushroom harvest in northern Saskatchewan this year. Agrologist Gerry Ivanochko says there just wasn’t enough forest fire activity last...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Dissident Metis Leaders Call For Referendum Monday, June 13, 2005 at 12:57 Calls for a new Metis election in Saskatchewan rang out over the weekend at a meeting in Batoche. Just over 40 people attended the gathering, which saw various proposals tabled about how...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Meadow Lake To Host MNLA On Louis Riel Day Monday, June 13, 2005 at 12:51 The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan is making plans to hold its Metis Nation Legislative Assembly in Meadow Lake on November 16th — Louis Riel Day. MNS provincial secretary Ralph...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
La Ronge Mountie Charged With Sexual Assault Friday, June 10, 2005 at 16:05 The RCMP confirm that a Mountie formerly stationed in La Ronge has been charged with sexual assault. Constable Thierry Jacques has since been transferred to Pierceland and is currently...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Hundreds Take Part In Anti-Violence Walk Friday, June 10, 2005 at 15:37 The chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council says he hopes today’s march to honour Aboriginal women lost to violence goes a long way towards changing certain attitudes. Gary Merasty...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
MNS Panning Commission Report Before Its Release Friday, June 10, 2005 at 15:32 The Metis Electoral Reform Commission has yet to release its final report, but that’s not stopping the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan from criticizing its work. The commission...
