By-Election Candidate Says Liberals Are Inclusive

By-Election Candidate Says Liberals Are Inclusive Thursday, July 02, 2009 at 16:22     A former Saskatchewan Party candidate now running for the Liberals says her party is including Aboriginal people.   Eileen Gelowitz ran for the Saskatchewan Party in the last...

Town, Band Collaborate On New Arena

Town, Band Collaborate On New Arena Thursday, July 02, 2009 at 16:15     A win/win situation is developing for the Flying Dust First Nation and the Town of Meadow Lake.   The two communities are co-operating to build a new arena on the Flying Dust reserve.   Flying...

Missing Woman Found Dead In Fond Du Lac

Missing Woman Found Dead In Fond Du Lac Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:36     An administrator with the Fond du Lac First Nation says the community is in mourning, with the discovery of a young woman’s body near the local airport yesterday afternoon.   CEO Darryl...

RCMP Investigating Accusations Against Officer

RCMP Investigating Accusations Against Officer Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:33     A top-ranking RCMP officer confirms an investigation has been launched into an alleged incident at the Stony Rapids detachment.   North District operations officer Randy McGinnis...

Teen Killed In Rollover; Driver Charged

Teen Killed In Rollover; Driver Charged Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:16     Meadow Lake RCMP are investigating a single vehicle rollover which claimed the life of an 18-year-old man, following an after-grad party on the Flying Dust First Nation.   The driver,...

Cameco Allowed To Carry Forward Shortfall

  Cameco Allowed To Carry Forward Shortfall Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:28     The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has amended the operating license at the Key Lake uranium mill. The commission has given the operation’s owner, Cameco, more flexibility when...

New Trespassing Legislation Comes Into Force

New Trespassing Legislation Comes Into Force Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:09     The provincial government is cracking down on trespassers.   New legislation will allow police to slap fines of up to $2,000 on anyone who refuses to leave private or commercial property,...

Sask. Health Eliminates Northern Relations Office

Sask. Health Eliminates Northern Relations Office Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 15:06     An associate deputy minister with Saskatchewan Health confirms the ministry is slashing two jobs in La Ronge.   Gren Smith-Windsor says the ministry is closing its northern relations...

Two Killed In Kinistin Minivan Accident

Two Killed In Kinistin Minivan Accident Monday, June 29, 2009 at 14:18     A rollover on the Kinistin reserve has claimed two lives.   RCMP report that early Saturday afternoon, a minivan lost control on a grid road on the reserve, and rolled over in the ditch.   The...

First Two H1N1 Flu Deaths In Saskatchewan

First Two H1N1 Flu Deaths In Saskatchewan Monday, June 29, 2009 at 14:07     The province has its first swine flu-related fatalities.   A woman in her mid-40s and a man in his mid-70s have died as a result of the H1N1 virus.   The deceased, whose locations have not...