by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Judge At Halkett Trial Denies Defence Request Wednesday, May 06, 2009 at 14:33 A judge has ruled that a videotaped interview with the mother of the baby born in the washroom of the Prince Albert Walmart will not have to be shown at her trial, unless she takes the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Fire Near Little Red River Threatens Structures Wednesday, May 06, 2009 at 14:11 Rain, ice pellets and cooler temperatures this morning helped crews contain a forest fire near the Little Red River reserve. Provincial fire centre spokesperson Val Nicholson says...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Sakimay Chief Says Flooding Settlement Coming Wednesday, May 06, 2009 at 14:06 The chief of the Sakimay First Nation says an agreement to allow nearby lakes to flood his reserve’s land changes little. Chief Lindsay Kaye says there are 800 acres that have...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Questionable NDP Memberships Cancelled Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 15:37 Provincial NDP memberships bought on behalf of members of two Saskatchewan First Nations are being cancelled immediately. This morning, the NDP announced that 1,100 memberships that may have...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Testimony Continues At Walmart Birth Trial Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 15:22 The stepfather of the woman accused of abandoning her baby in a Walmart washroom took the stand today at the suspect’s child abandonment trial in Prince Albert. Kennetch Charlette...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Beardy’s Draws Up Pandemic Isolation Plan Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 15:13 A Saskatchewan First Nation has a plan should the World Health Organization raise the H1N1 flu pandemic alert level to its highest level. The Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
FSIN Chief Says Pope’s Remarks Amount To Apology Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 15:02 The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says it is a personal choice if people want to accept the pope’s expression of sorrow for the Roman Catholic...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Trapper Convinced EU Setting Stage To Ban Fur Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 14:54 A man who has been trapping in northern Saskatchewan for over 50 years is concerned the European Union’s decision today to ban Canada’s seal imports will eventually lead to a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Trial Underway For Accused In Birth At Walmart Monday, May 04, 2009 at 15:19 WARNING: Some readers might find the following story offensive.) Witnesses have begun to take the stand in the trial of a northern Saskatchewan woman accused of abandoning her newborn...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Province To Request Fishers Be Freed From FFMC Monday, May 04, 2009 at 14:50 Northern Saskatchewan commercial fishers received some welcome news over the weekend. Two provincial cabinet ministers told delegates at the fishers’ annual meeting in Prince...