Water-Expert Calls For Increased Monitoring Of River-System

by | Sep 19, 2012

A water-expert from Alberta says more attention needs to be paid to a river-system that partially flows through Saskatchewan. The McKenzie River-System was the subject of an environmental conference in Vancouver. At that forum a call went out for provinces to begin...

Cell-Mate Of Deceased Prisoner Arrested

by | Sep 18, 2012

A 24 year-old man has been charged with murdering his cell-mate in a Saskatoon prison. Last Thursday the body of Elvis Lachance was found in the Saskatoon provincial correctional centre. An autopsy has since been performed and authorities say it looks like foul play....

FSIN And Advocate’s Office Call For Changes To System

by | Sep 18, 2012

A letter of understanding was signed today between the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the province’s Advocate for Children and Youth. The two sides agree change is needed for child welfare in Saskatchewan. Back in 2010 a review panel released a...

Accused Murderer Makes First Court Appearance

by | Sep 18, 2012

A man accused of murder and attempted murder has made his first court appearance. 23 year-old Kyle Alexander Goodrich said nothing in court this morning. He was sporting a large bruise on his right cheek. So far police in Prince Albert have said little about the case,...

Deadline Nears For Residential School Students

by | Sep 18, 2012

A lawyer in Regina is imploring survivors of residential schools to file their claims for compensation before it’s too late. The Federal government has given former students who suffered abuse at the schools until Wednesday night to submit their claims for...

Councillor Says Repairs Needed At Poundmaker School

by | Sep 18, 2012

Repairs are underway at the Poundmaker School after it was shut down last week over health issues. Band councillor Colby Tootoosis says hydrogen sulphide was coming up from a dentist’s office in the school and people were getting sick. “There’s like a...

Two Reserves Affected By Fatal Crash That Claimed Four Lives

by | Sep 17, 2012

RCMP say alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a collision that left four people dead south of Blaine Lake over the weekend. A minivan and two cars collided near a bridge on Highway 12 at around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The victims have been identified...

Northern Mayors Get Update On Nuclear Waste Storage Screening

by | Sep 17, 2012

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization continues to make trips to Saskatchewan to give more information about nuclear waste storage. On Friday, northern mayors heard an update from officials with the agency. According to the NWMO, 21 communities in Canada have...

Nightmarish Week In Northern Village Finally Over

by | Sep 17, 2012

It took a lot of hard work, but the lights and taps are working again at Ile-a-la-Crosse. The northern Saskatchewan community suffered a power outage and a sewage line break last week that knocked out water and electricity for most residents. The power went out on...