by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
AFN Applauds Study On Aboriginal Learning Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 15:18 A new report is shedding some fresh light on how Aboriginal people learn. “More Than Just Dropout Rates” is the title of the 80-page document compiled by the Canadian...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Cameco Moves To Concentrate On Uranium Business Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 15:14 Cameco is selling its interest in gold, in order to focus on producing uranium. The corporation is selling more than 88 million shares of Centerra at $10.25 per share. A...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Former Chief Gets Eight Months For Buying Votes Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 11:12 Former Red Pheasant First Nation chief Charles Meechance is going to jail for eight months for voter fraud. Meechance received that sentence yesterday in North Battleford...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
FNUC Students Protest Westerlund Departure Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 11:07 Students at the First Nations University of Canada are speaking out about the recent termination of a senior financial official. Last week, Murray Westerlund was either fired or...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Canoe Lake Elders Concerned About Highway Closure Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 10:59 The provincial government says Hwy. 904 has been temporarily closed due to safety concerns. The old road is located north of Dorintosh and stretches up to Hwy. 903 in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Big River Group To Meet With Government Reps Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 10:53 There may yet be life for the Big River sawmill. A meeting has been arranged between a group working to get a timber supply for the Big River sawmill and the government. It will...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Indigenous Language Should Be Priority: Goodleaf Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 10:46 An advocate for Indigenous languages says Indigenous people need to speak their mother tongues as first languages, not second languages. Donna Goodleaf is president of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Peepeekisis Wins Weight Loss Challenge Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 10:37 The winner of a community health challenge was announced in Fort Qu’Appelle last night. Peepeekisis First Nation was awarded $5,000 for losing the most inches in 12 weeks. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Memorial Set For Suspected Drowning Victim Tuesday, December 08, 2009 at 12:26 A memorial service has been set for the six-year-old boy who went missing in Sandy Bay. The community called off the search Sunday, after the river that it is presumed the boy fell...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Crown Appeals Okemau Acquittal Tuesday, December 08, 2009 at 12:25 The Crown is appealing a La Ronge judge’s decision to acquit a Southend man of a weapons charge. Nearly three weeks ago, Judge Felicia Daunt ruled that Chris Okemau was not committing a...
