by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Study Looks At Native Child Welfare Discrepancies Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 14:35 A university professor in Victoria says First Nations children living in cities are having an easier time tapping certain resources than their counterparts on reserves. Jessica...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Weapon-Wielding Man Shot By Mountie In Southend Monday, July 07, 2008 at 13:26 A 34-year-old man was shot by an RCMP officer in Southend over the weekend. The Mounties say he was wielding a weapon considered dangerous to the public when he was shot Saturday...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Forest Fire Evacuees Allowed To Return Home Monday, July 07, 2008 at 13:24 Most of the people forced from their homes in northern Saskatchewan due to thick smoke from nearby forest fires will be home by late tomorrow. At one point this past weekend, nearly 2,800...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
BATC Defends Record On Spending Of Casino Profits Monday, July 07, 2008 at 13:14 The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs is responding to a charge issued earlier by the rival Battlefords Tribal Council. Last week, the BTC said the BATC should undergo detailed...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Forest Fire Evacuees To Stay Put For Now Friday, July 04, 2008 at 13:48 Contrary to media reports, there are no plans to have any evacuees from northern Saskatchewan forest fires returned to their homes today. The provincial government says information provided...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Rash Of Fires Prompts Call For Change In Policy Friday, July 04, 2008 at 13:31 A La Ronge woman is urging the provincial government to do a cost-benefit analysis on the so-called “let it burn” policy. Susie Carle has several family members fighting a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
BTC Asks Province To Mediate Dispute With Rival Friday, July 04, 2008 at 13:22 First Nations and Metis Relations Minister June Draude says the Battlefords Tribal Council’s call for mediation is already being answered. The BTC has asked Premier Brad Wall to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Cameco Begins Pumping Out Water At Cigar Lake Friday, July 04, 2008 at 13:20 Crews at the Cigar Lake uranium operation have begun to pump water out of its flooded underground. The company recently received approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Fires Prompt Further Evacuations In Sandy Bay Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 15:10 Fire officials expect it to be another trying day for crews battling blazes in northern Saskatchewan. Scott Wasylenchuk with Saskatchewan Environment says approaching storm systems...
by bryanorthner | Aug 23, 2010
Fires Force Postponement Of Liberal Nomination Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 14:47 The raging forest fires in northern Saskatchewan have prompted the Liberals to temporarily call off the nomination process in the federal riding of Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River....
