by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Woman, Child Rescued From Half-Submerged Van Monday, May 11, 2009 at 14:39 Saskatchewan Mounties had to act quickly to rescue a woman and her child from their vehicle which was nearly swept away by a fast-flowing river. The 20-year-old woman called Kamsack RCMP...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
No Rate Increase For National Park Visitors Monday, May 11, 2009 at 14:34 The fees to get into Prince Albert National Park — and all other national parks in the country — have been frozen. For individuals, the cost will remain the same until April 1,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Red Pheasant Woman Wins Health Scholarship Monday, May 11, 2009 at 14:30 Juggling family and school is not easy. But a Red Pheasant First Nation resident did that so successfully that she won an award on Friday. Naomi Wuttunee received the BTC Indian Health...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Court Rejects Bitternose’s Appeal For New Trial Friday, May 08, 2009 at 15:35 An Aboriginal man appealing a life sentence for first-degree murder will have to stay in jail. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has dismissed Quinton Lloyd Bitternose’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Lingenfelter Hopes Reputation On Reserves Not Lost Friday, May 08, 2009 at 15:29 The NDP leadership candidate at the centre of a membership scandal involving two reserves hopes the incident doesn’t make First Nations voters lose trust in him — and he...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Memorial Held For Murdered P.A. Teen Friday, May 08, 2009 at 14:47 The Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre held a service this morning to remember the life of a 16-year-old girl who was found deceased in the city earlier this week. So far, police have...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Bereaved Mom Addresses Stolen Sisters Event Friday, May 08, 2009 at 14:40 A painful story of a mother’s loss was shared last night in Saskatoon at a community panel on violence against First Nations and Metis women. Sue Martin came from Ottawa to tell the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Judge In Halkett Trial Reserves Decision Thursday, May 07, 2009 at 15:54 The trial of a northern Saskatchewan woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a Wal-Mart washroom has wrapped up. Crown prosecutor Jennifer Claxton-Viczko says this is one of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Senators Commission Band Election Study Thursday, May 07, 2009 at 15:45 The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has launched a study to examine issues related to Indian Act elections. In particular, the committee will be looking at the impacts of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Reserves Agree To Take Seatbelt Challenge Thursday, May 07, 2009 at 15:41 Eight First Nations in the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council have joined the SGI Seatbelt Challenge. The bands include the Standing Buffalo, Peepeekisis, Nekaneet, Star Blanket,...
