Two Reserves Affected By Fatal Accident

Two Reserves Affected By Fatal Accident Friday, January 07, 2011 at 13:39     More light is being shed on a fatal crash near the Ahtahkakoop First Nation.   A Pontiac Sunfire was travelling west early yesterday afternoon when it collided with a Ford Taurus on a grid...

Good And Bad News In Latest Aboriginal Job Numbers

Good And Bad News In Latest Aboriginal Job Numbers Friday, January 07, 2011 at 13:31     December was a good month for Saskatchewan employment — especially for Aboriginal youth.   According to Statistics Canada, employment among First Nations and Metis youth...

Police Want Less Frivolous Missing Person Calls

Police Want Less Frivolous Missing Person Calls Friday, January 07, 2011 at 13:21     The Prince Albert Police Service is hoping to get a few less calls this year of missing persons in the city.   Sgt. Brent Kalinowski of the Family Safety Unit says officers are...

Sentence Handed Down In Fatal Car Crash

Sentence Handed Down In Fatal Car Crash Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 16:57     A man from Stony Rapids has been sentenced to 27 months in jail for the impaired driving death of another man in La Ronge.   Thirty-year-old Wilbert Mercredi will be heading to the...

Province’s North Among Youngest Regions In Canada

Province’s North Among Youngest Regions In Canada Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 14:18     The Conference Board of Canada says northern Saskatchewan has the youngest population in the country.   The board’s Centre for the North compiled its latest report...

Trial Scheduled For Suspect In Bosse Murder

Trial Scheduled For Suspect In Bosse Murder Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 14:13     A trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering an Onion Lake Cree Nation woman.   Douglas Hales was charged in the summer of 2008 with the first-degree murder of Daleen...

Mild Weather Keeping Ice Road At Bay

Mild Weather Keeping Ice Road At Bay Thursday, January 06, 2011 at 14:10     Warm weather has kept this year’s ice road from forming on Wollaston Lake.   Ed Benoanie of the Hatchet Lake First Nation says they need some cold weather soon or supplies will run out....

Trial Ordered For Inmate Accused In Killing

Trial Ordered For Inmate Accused In Killing Wednesday, January 05, 2011 at 17:12     The last of the six inmates accused of killing a former gang leader is being sent to trial.   Tristan Raphael is charged in the death of Daniel Wolfe.   One year ago, Wolfe was killed...

Police Looking For Meadow Lake Survivalist

Police Looking For Meadow Lake Survivalist Wednesday, January 05, 2011 at 13:42     RCMP in Meadow Lake are looking for a local outdoorsman who has gone missing.   Forty-six-year-old Nels Sibley hasn’t been seen since January 1st.   The Mounties say Sibley is...

More Residents In Favour Of Oilsands Project: Poll

More Residents In Favour Of Oilsands Project: Poll Wednesday, January 05, 2011 at 13:33     A new poll is out that shows 46% of Saskatchewan residents support development of the oilsands in the province.   The poll was conducted by Sigma Analytics for the Postmedia...