by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Tory MP Hoping To See FNUC Funds Stay In Sask. Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 12:53 The Member of Parliament for northern Saskatchewan says he is lobbying Indian Affairs to keep the over $7 million in federal funds earmarked for the First Nations University of...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Efforts Underway To Create P.A. Overnight Shelter Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 12:41 An outreach worker in Prince Albert says fall is likely the earliest time a new shelter for homeless people could be set up in the city. Connie Farber of the Prince Albert...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Assault Case Against Judge Dismissed Monday, February 22, 2010 at 15:29 Precisely why a Meadow Lake Provincial Court judge was charged with assault and making threats may never be known. That’s because the case was dismissed in a Battleford courtroom earlier...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Medicine Man Gets Prison Sentence For Sex Assault Monday, February 22, 2010 at 15:26 A pipe carrier found guilty of sexual assault was sentenced earlier today to 30 months in prison, less one month for time served. 50-year-old Dennis Clayton Buffalo must also...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Woman Killed In Rollover On Road To Sturgeon Lake Monday, February 22, 2010 at 15:24 A woman is dead following a single vehicle rollover near the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Police were called to the scene on Highway 355 between Highway 2 and the reserve...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Investigation Ordered Into Violent Arrest Monday, February 22, 2010 at 15:23 An investigation has been launched following the arrest of a Beardy’s man wanted for a number of offences. Bradley Chad Gardipy is facing 14 criminal code offences, including...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Woman Worried About Elders After Medication Mix-up Monday, February 22, 2010 at 15:19 A La Loche resident says people in the province’s north who can’t read English should get someone else to check their prescriptions. Dorothy Lemaigre recently...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Governance Report on FNUC Released Friday, February 19, 2010 at 14:51 A new report has been completed for the First Nations University of Canada. The paper is essentially an overview of the school’s governance structure. It was commissioned by the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Mining Boom Leads to Rate Hike Friday, February 19, 2010 at 14:49 A boom in the mining and oil sectors is a major reason why SaskPower is applying to increase power rates. SaskPower Acting President Garner Mitchell says companies are looking at opening more...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010
Northern MP Hopeful Healing Foundation Can Survive Friday, February 19, 2010 at 14:48 A politician from northern Manitoba says she believes there is a chance the federal government may restore funding to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. NDP MP Niki Ashton says...
