Drug Bust in Yorkton-Area

by | Jul 29, 2011

Drug Bust in Yorkton-Area Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:19     A total of 16 people have been arrested following a six-month RCMP investigation into the trafficking of prescription narcotics in the Yorkton and Kamsack areas.   Half of the suspects hail from the Cote,...

Concerns Growing Over Proposed Mine

by | Jul 29, 2011

Concerns Growing Over Proposed Mine Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:18     Concerns over a proposed potash mine on a Saskatchewan First Nation are growing.   Elders from the Muskowekwan First Nation hosted a community meeting yesterday, hoping to hear more answers from...

More Growth for First Nations Bank of Canada

by | Jul 29, 2011

More Growth for First Nations Bank of Canada Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:12     The First Nations Bank of Canada is reporting another year of growth for its 2010 fiscal year.   Chief Executive Officer Keith Martel says loan volumes grew by more than 20 per cent to...

Woman Named Long-Term Offender

by | Jul 29, 2011

Woman Named Long-Term Offender Friday, January 07, 2011 at 16:56     A 25-year-old woman from Regina has been sentenced for two robberies in 2007.   She is now also the second woman in Saskatchewan to be named a long-term offender.   Josephine Shelley Lynn Pelletier...

Councilor Calls For Tribal Police Force

by | Jul 29, 2011

Councilor Calls For Tribal Police Force Friday, January 07, 2011 at 16:50     Concerns over gang activity have prompted calls for a tribal police force on a northern reserve.   Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation councilor Art Dorion says something needs to be done to curb...

Two Reserves Affected By Fatal Accident

by | Jul 29, 2011

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

by | Jul 29, 2011

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

by | Jul 29, 2011

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

by | Jul 29, 2011

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

by | Jul 29, 2011

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...