by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Smelter Closure To Result In Hundreds Of Lost Jobs Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:35 The copper smelter in Flin Flon is set to close, affecting employment in the neighbouring town of Creighton. A media release from HudBay Minerals, which owns the smelter, says the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Sandy Bay Flu Plan In Place Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:31 Efforts are being made to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus in Sandy Bay. Mayor Ina Fietz-Ray says residents are pulling together to limit the effect of the virus, with a strict campaign of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Mill Could Benefit From “Black Liquor” Subsidy Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:22 It appears a pulp mill in Meadow Lake could benefit from this week’s forestry announcement. Ottawa is using $1 billion to help pulp and paper mills that use...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Former Ice Wolf Charged With Fatal Fire Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:39 A La Ronge hockey player has gone from behind the boards to behind bars, for his alleged role in a fatal apartment fire. Nineteen-year-old Blake David Norman is accused of setting the blaze...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Indian Affairs Withholds Millions From FNUC Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:38 A spokesman for Indian Affairs confirms that some funding has been temporarily withdrawn from the First Nations University of Canada. INAC spokesman Trevor Sutter says the government is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Aboriginal Authors Receive Awards Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:33 Three young writers in the province are being honoured. The Dominion Institute has declared its list of winners in the 2009 Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge. A band member from the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Survivor Gets Cash Eight Years After Court Award Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:10 A Regina-based lawyer says money is finally coming to a residential school survivor, eight years after the judge awarded him the money. Tony Merchant says his client is excited...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Swine Flu Numbers On The Rise Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:01 The impact of swine flu is being felt in northern Saskatchewan. Dr. James Irvine, chief medical health officer for the North, says there are several suspected cases of the H1N1 virus —...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Fires Still Raging in P.A. National Park Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 14:56 Water bombers have been called in from the Northwest Territories to help battle flames in Prince Albert National Park. At least 15 fires erupted this week, after lightning sparked several...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Uranium Co. Sees Support For Nuclear Expansion Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 14:55 A spokesperson for a uranium mining company says people in this province support looking at uranium development, despite what might be coming out of the uranium forums being held...
