Fond du Lac Band Dismisses Election Appeal

Fond du Lac Band Dismisses Election Appeal Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 14:35     An off-reserve member of the Fond du Lac First Nation is waiting for word about an election appeal she filed last year.   Colleen Whitedeer is a university student living in Saskatoon....

Native Elders Offers Thoughts on Spanking Issue

Native Elders Offers Thoughts on Spanking Issue Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 10:58     A former mayor of Deschambault Lake says he believes the issue of spanking isn’t what defines whether or not someone is a good parent.   It was last week the Supreme Court of...

Black Lake on Verge of Third Party Management

Black Lake on Verge of Third Party Management Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 10:16     Indian Affairs has agreed to put the Black Lake First Nation under third party management.   The request came from members of the band who wanted to put Black Lake’s bitter...

KCDC Looking for Extension to Headwaters Project

KCDC Looking for Extension to Headwaters Project Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 10:13     Three hundred new computers will soon be shipped out to northern communities.   The units come about as a result of savings accumlated by the coordinators of the Headwaters...

Coderre in Ile-a-la-Crosse to Talk with Metis

Coderre in Ile-a-la-Crosse to Talk with Metis Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 15:22     Metis in Northwest Saskatchewan have the ear of the federal government today.   The minister responsible for Metis issues is in Ile-a-la-Crosse for a visit with community members and...

Cold Weather Forces Several Closures

Cold Weather Forces Several Closures Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 15:19     The cold weather continues to play havoc with heating systems across the North.   For the third straight day, several schools in Northern Saskatchewan are closed for the day.   As well, homes...

Key Lake Coldest Place on Earth

Key Lake Coldest Place on Earth Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 15:15     Environment Canada is giving us a better idea of just how cold it was yesterday at the Key Lake mine site.   Not only was it the Canadian cold spot — it was also the coldest place in the...

Record Lows in La Ronge, Key Lake

Record Lows in La Ronge, Key Lake Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at 13:33     Cold weather records are falling in Northern Saskatchewan.   Environment Canada says La Ronge’s overnight temperature of -45.8 degrees Celsius smashed the old record set in 1934 by 3...

Parole Violator Apprehended in La Ronge

Parole Violator Apprehended in La Ronge Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at 13:26     The La Ronge RCMP says it has apprehended a man who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breach of his parole.   The Mounties say 38-year-old Leonard Thomas Ross was taken into custody...

Support Grows in Alberta for Link to La Loche

Support Grows in Alberta for Link to La Loche Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at 13:23     The mayor of Fort McMurray, Alberta is expressing optimism that a link between his community and La Loche will be announced within a year.   Lobbying for the Alberta side of the...