Menard To Be Honoured For Work In The Arts

Menard To Be Honoured For Work In The Arts Thursday, October 08, 2009 at 13:09     A Saskatchewan Metis actor and singer will be honoured at this evening’s Aboriginal Music and Arts Festival showcase gala in Prince Albert.   Andrea Menard will be recognized for...

Meadow Lake Prisoner Re-captured

Meadow Lake Prisoner Re-captured Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 16:42     The prisoner who was accidentally let go in Meadow Lake last week has been brought back into custody.   Sandra Bell, 33, was arrested in the Saskatoon at about noon today without incident, after...

Five Northern Communities To Pick New Councils

Five Northern Communities To Pick New Councils Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 14:47     Voters are going to the polls today in a number of northern municipalities.   La Loche, Cumberland House and Pinehouse will each elect a mayor and a full slate of councillors.  ...

Four La Ronge-Raised Soldiers Headed For War Zone

Four La Ronge-Raised Soldiers Headed For War Zone Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 14:46     The mother of an army sergeant says she’s impressed that four soldiers from La Ronge are all deploying to Afghanistan this fall.   Karen Storozuk’s daughter, Sgt....

Aboriginal Grad Rates Lower Than Norm: Report

Aboriginal Grad Rates Lower Than Norm: Report Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 14:35     A new report is attaching numbers to a fact that many people already knew — Aboriginal students attend and complete high school at a lower rate than non-Aboriginal students.  ...

Golden Band To Delay La Ronge Gold Belt Production

Golden Band To Delay La Ronge Gold Belt Production Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 14:21     Golden Band Resources is pushing back development plans for its La Ronge Gold Project.   Company president Rodney Orr says financing issues have forced them to adjust their...

Northern Truckers Will Benefit From Harmonization

Northern Truckers Will Benefit From Harmonization Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 14:12     An official with Northern Resource Trucking says the company should benefit slightly from a harmonization of trucking regulations between Saskatchewan and Alberta.   The two...

Native Arts Festival Kicks Off Tonight In P.A.

Native Arts Festival Kicks Off Tonight In P.A. Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 12:17     The Prince Albert Arts Centre will be the scene of an Aboriginal arts showcase tonight.   Performance artist Warren Arcan, along with singers John J. Cook, Mitch Daigneault and...

Activist, Physicist Debate Impact Of Nuclear Power

Activist, Physicist Debate Impact Of Nuclear Power Tuesday, October 06, 2009 at 15:14     A prominent First Nations activist says wind is the future of energy.   Winona LaDuke spoke yesterday in Saskatoon at a discussion on nuclear energy hosted by the Federation of...

Meadow Lake Prisoner Mistakenly Released

Meadow Lake Prisoner Mistakenly Released Tuesday, October 06, 2009 at 14:50     Another prisoner has been released by mistake, this time from Meadow Lake.   Sandra Bell (aka Montgrand), 33, was sent by the RCMP to Meadow Lake on Sept. 28, in order for her to appear in...