Dangerous Fugitive Believed To Be In Saskatoon

Dangerous Fugitive Believed To Be In Saskatoon Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 15:23     A man wanted by police in connection to a recent gang-related shooting in Manitoba may be hiding in Saskatchewan.   23-year-old Franklin Clifford Cook is one of two men accused of...

MN-S Forced To Lay Off 17 Workers

MN-S Forced To Lay Off 17 Workers Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 15:12     The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan has laid off most of its employees and is working with a skeleton staff of six.   MN-S President Robert Doucette says this is normal for organizations that...

New Report Documents Increase In Stolen Sisters

New Report Documents Increase In Stolen Sisters Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 15:04     A new report on missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada indicates several more cases have emerged over the last year.   When the Native Women’s Association of Canada...

FNUC Welcomes Back Fired Chief Financial Officer

FNUC Welcomes Back Fired Chief Financial Officer Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 14:51     A man credited with being the whistleblower on the previous administration at the First Nations University of Canada is back at the school.   Murray Westerlund was fired as the...

Metis Energy And Resource Program Gets Funding

Metis Energy And Resource Program Gets Funding Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 14:45     The federal government is contributing $5 million to a new program aimed at promoting Saskatchewan Metis involvement in the resource and energy sectors.   The funding is being given...

BRIDG Program Open To More Aboriginal Communities

BRIDG Program Open To More Aboriginal Communities Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 14:40     Eight more Aboriginal communities in the province will be able to participate in a business-ready program as the federal government has contributed $3.7 million more to the...

Searchers Find Body Of Missing Montreal Lake Man

Searchers Find Body Of Missing Montreal Lake Man Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 12:50     The search for a missing Montreal Lake man has ended in tragedy.   The body of Chuck Benjamin LaValee Smith was found yesterday morning in what’s known as the Old McLeans area....

Man Injured In Hit-And-Run Near La Loche

Man Injured In Hit-And-Run Near La Loche Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 12:48     Two La Loche residents have been charged in a hit-and-run half a kilometre south of the northern village.   RCMP say a 21-year-old male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle shortly after 8:00...

Wanuskewin Threatened By Wildfire

Wanuskewin Threatened By Wildfire Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 12:46     The CEO of Wanuskewin Heritage Park says a grass fire near the park yesterday could have been much worse.   Dana Soonias says the fire came within 20 to 30 feet of the building, which firefighters...

Teen Dies While Fetching Help For Stuck Motorists

Teen Dies While Fetching Help For Stuck Motorists Monday, April 19, 2010 at 14:29     A funeral is being held today for a young woman who died trying to get help for three family members whose car got stuck in remote northern Saskatchewan.   Kerri Canepotatoe walked...