Band Official Worries About Reactor On-Reserve

Band Official Worries About Reactor On-Reserve Friday, June 12, 2009 at 13:56     A Thunderchild First Nation official questions why, if nuclear power plants are so safe, they aren’t being proposed for downtown Saskatoon or Regina.   Thunderchild Consultation...

National Leaders Address Senate

National Leaders Address Senate Friday, June 12, 2009 at 13:50     Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Phil Fontaine and Kevin Daniels, head of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, were amongst the speakers invited to address the Canadian senate yesterday, on the...

More Work To Be Done Post-Apology: Lonechild

More Work To Be Done Post-Apology: Lonechild Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 16:55     A former vice-chief of the FSIN says today’s national Day of Reconciliation can be a day of healing and action.   The Assembly of First Nations declared today, June 11th, as a Day...

Judge Bird To Face Trial On Assault Charge

Judge Bird To Face Trial On Assault Charge Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 16:52     Trial dates have been set for a Meadow Lake Provincial Court judge facing four charges, including assault.   The trial for Judge Donald Bird will take place February 22nd to 27th in Court...

Police Wrapping Up Work On Montgrand Case

Police Wrapping Up Work On Montgrand Case Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 16:51     The investigation into the shooting death of a northern woman is nearly complete.   An inspector with the Saskatoon police service says he is close to finishing up his review of an...

Beardy’s, Muskoday Ranked As Top Performers

Beardy’s, Muskoday Ranked As Top Performers Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 16:49     Two Saskatchewan reserves are in the top 10 high-performing First Nations communities in Canada, according to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy’s Aboriginal Governance...

PAGC Holds Memorial Walk

PAGC Holds Memorial Walk Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 16:47     City Hall in Prince Albert was filled with signs and banners today, displaying the names and faces of Aboriginal people who have gone missing and murdered over the years.   A moment of silence was held for...

Norsask Mill Will Re-open: MLTC

Norsask Mill Will Re-open: MLTC Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 16:45     Although it’s been shut down for months, the Norsask Forest Products mill will eventually go back into production, a spokesman says.   Ben Voss, CEO of MLTC Resource Developments, which owns...

P.A.P.H.R To Repeat Glucose Tests

P.A.P.H.R To Repeat Glucose Tests Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 14:29     The Prince Albert Parkland Health Authority says it has to retest some patients in the area.   The region says it accidentally performed faulty diabetes tests on about 30 people.   Dr. Jim Cross...

Halifax Company Confident In Northern Gold Mine

Halifax Company Confident In Northern Gold Mine Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 14:28     The president of a Halifax-based mining company says he is hoping to recover as much as 90,000 ounces of gold from a mine in Northern Saskatchewan.   Wade Dawe, the president of...