RCMP Investigate Sudden Death

RCMP Investigate Sudden Death Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 14:15     An autopsy is being conducted today in the sudden death of a 30-year-old man on the Muscowpetung First Nation.   Yesterday afternoon, Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP responded to the home of the man...

First Gold Bar Produced in La Ronge Project

First Gold Bar Produced in La Ronge Project Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 13:46     The first gold bar has been at produced at Golden Band Resource’s La Ronge Gold Project.   The 15.9-kilogram bar was poured at the Jolu mill yesterday.   The gold was extracted...

Car Accident Paralyzes Northern Woman

Car Accident Paralyzes Northern Woman Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 13:45     A recent car accident that landed a Turner Lake woman in hospital, paralyzed and on life support has left her family struggling.   Forty-seven year old Jessie Montgrand was in a serious car...

Committee Hears Aboriginal Women’s Concerns

Committee Hears Aboriginal Women’s Concerns Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 13:04     The root causes behind violence against Aboriginal women were discussed in Prince Albert yesterday.   Community groups in the city shared their insights with the Standing...

Father in Toddler Freezing Deaths to be Released

Father in Toddler Freezing Deaths to be Released Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:31     The National Parole Board says a father found guilty in the freezing deaths of his two young daughters on a Saskatchewan reserve is to be released from prison.   Christopher...

Law Group Files Class Action Lawsuit

Law Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:29     The Merchant Law Group is filing a national class action lawsuit on behalf of First Nations people who it says have been wrongly denied Indian status.   Lawyer Tony Merchant says the courts...

TRC Calls for Commemoration Proposals

TRC Calls for Commemoration Proposals Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:28     Money is available to communities wishing to commemorate Indian residential school survivors.   Today the Truth and Reconciliation Commission announced dollars available for commemoration...

Professor Suggests Airships for Northern Delivery

Professor Suggests Airships for Northern Delivery Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:23     A university professor in Manitoba believes airships should be used to transport groceries and supplies to northern regions without permanent road access.   Barry Prentice has...

Chief Unhappy with Provincial Park Project

Chief Unhappy with Provincial Park Project Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:21     The Chief of the Nekaneet First Nation is unhappy with the way a project at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park was organized.   Parts of the lodgepole pine forest there are being cut...

Leadership Amongst Those Arrested in Drug Bust

Leadership Amongst Those Arrested in Drug Bust Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 15:28     Two of the 16 people arrested in a drug bust in southeast Saskatchewan are on chief and council for the Key First Nation.   Yorkton RCMP Sgt. James Morton confirmed that 58-year-old...