by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Metis Fishing Rights Ruling Expected In July Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 14:07 A judge will make his decision in a Metis fishing rights case on July 15th. Final arguments in the trial of Ron Laviolette were presented in a Meadow Lake court room yesterday. His...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Election Day For Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 14:05 Polls have opened for members of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation voting in today’s chief and council election. The band is the second-largest in Saskatchewan, and to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Hotel Owners Challenge Smoking Ban Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 14:04 As expected, the association representing hotel and bar owners in this province has launched a legal challenge of the provincial government’s new smoking bylaw. The bylaw bans smoking in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Karwacki Calls For First Nations Roundtable Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 14:02 Saskatchewan’s Liberal leader says it’s high time the provincial government establish a formal roundtable process with First Nations. David Karwacki says that kind of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Uranium Industry Looking For Potash-Like Perks Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 14:01 A Saskatchewan-based uranium mining company is hoping the uranium sector gets the same kind of tax initiatives the province has introduced for the potash industry. Yesterday, the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Muskoday Refutes Reports Of Money Owing Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 13:59 Officials at the Muskoday First Nation say a recent report indicating the band owes money to a local school division is overblown. Last week, a spokesman for the Saskatchewan Rivers School...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Wollaston Manslaughter Case Back In Court Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 13:55 A preliminary hearing is taking place today for an Athabasca woman accused of killing a 40-year-old man. 35-year-old Veronique Redhead faces a single count of manslaughter for her alleged...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
RCMP Beef Up Presence On Northeast Highways Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 13:54 Traffic in the Creighton, Pelican Narrows and Sandy Bay areas is under greater police scrutiny this week. The RCMP’s Prince Albert-based Regional Traffic Services division and the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Annual Arts Festival Underway in Prince Albert Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 13:40 Approximately 800 northern school students are in Prince Albert this week for a major arts fair. The annual event is hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council and includes...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Metis Fishing Trial Enters Final Stage Monday, April 11, 2005 at 15:23 Final submissions in a Metis fishing rights case are being heard in a Meadow Lake court room today. Ron Laviolette was charged in 2001 with fishing out of season in the Green Lake area. The...
