North Experiences Record-Setting Temperatures

North Experiences Record-Setting Temperatures Tuesday, September 06, 2011 at 14:19     A couple of northern Saskatchewan communities smashed previous record highs yesterday.   Southend hit 26.7 degrees Celsius. The previous record was 20.9 degrees, set in 2006.   The...

Food Bank Users Screened For Diabetes

Food Bank Users Screened For Diabetes Tuesday, September 06, 2011 at 14:15     Organizers say a Saskatchewan program that does diabetes assessments in a food bank has been a great success.   The initiative began in July in the Battlefords.   It involves the Canadian...

Premier Wants Details Of FSIN Payout To Lonechild

Premier Wants Details Of FSIN Payout To Lonechild Friday, September 02, 2011 at 14:56     The Premier is weighing in on the FSIN agreeing to a severance package with former Chief Guy Lonechild.   Premier Brad Wall says that the government partnership with the...

Remains Of Missing Sandy Boy Found Near River

Remains Of Missing Sandy Boy Found Near River Friday, September 02, 2011 at 14:45     RCMP say the remains of a six-year-old Sandy Bay boy who disappeared into the Churchill River almost two years ago have been recovered.   Travis Misponas was last seen playing with...

P.A. Teen Mistakenly Bitten By Police Dog: Family

P.A. Teen Mistakenly Bitten By Police Dog: Family Friday, September 02, 2011 at 14:39     The family of a northern Saskatchewan teenager claims he was bitten by a police dog in Prince Albert last night.   Elise Highway and her 16-year-old brother are originally from...

Whitefish Leaving FSIN To Pursue Band Leadership

Whitefish Leaving FSIN To Pursue Band Leadership Friday, September 02, 2011 at 14:28     Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations’ Fourth Vice-Chief Lyle Whitefish says he will not seek a third term in the position.   Whitefish says he has decided to move back...

New Dwellings In S’toon For First Nations Students

New Dwellings In S’toon For First Nations Students Friday, September 02, 2011 at 14:11     There will be new housing for First Nations students in Saskatoon.   This morning, the provincial government, the City of Saskatoon and the Saskatoon Tribal Council...

FFMC Outlines Post-Monopoly Marketing Plans

FFMC Outlines Post-Monopoly Marketing Plans Friday, September 02, 2011 at 14:03     The president of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation is assuring commercial fishers in the province that his organization will still be buying fish from Saskatchewan after April...

U.S. Firm Intersted In PBCN Hyrdo Projects

U.S. Firm Intersted In PBCN Hyrdo Projects Friday, September 02, 2011 at 13:58     A utility company with deep roots in the United States is hoping to strike a deal with the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation.   Officials from Quantum Utility Generation were in Prince...

Prince Albert Seniors Given Free Home Security

Prince Albert Seniors Given Free Home Security Friday, September 02, 2011 at 13:52     Low-income elders in Prince Albert now have a bit more security available to them.   The provincial government says it will provide free home security devices to senior citizens who...