Less Than A Quarter Of CEP Applications Processed

Less Than A Quarter Of CEP Applications Processed Friday, November 23, 2007 at 14:33     A committee that helps administer the compensation process for residential school survivors says just under 24 per cent of them have received their cheques so far.   The National...

New Status Cards Expected To Be Ready By Summer

New Status Cards Expected To Be Ready By Summer Friday, November 23, 2007 at 14:28     Government officials say a long-awaited new and improved Indian status card should be ready by next summer.   The current status card has been under review for several years because...

RCMP Rule Out Foul Play In Death At Sweetgrass

RCMP Rule Out Foul Play In Death At Sweetgrass Friday, November 23, 2007 at 14:26     A medical examination has determined that a man who died suddenly on the Sweetgrass First Nation this week was not the victim of foul play.   The RCMP say there was a fire in the...

MNS Election Forgery Trial Set For September 2008

MNS Election Forgery Trial Set For September 2008 Friday, November 23, 2007 at 14:25     A former high-ranking Metis politician will head to trial next fall.   A pre-trial hearing took place yesterday for Ralph Kennedy, the former provincial secretary of Metis Nation...

Future Of All-Weather Road Network In Question

Future Of All-Weather Road Network In Question Friday, November 23, 2007 at 14:21     A business official in the Athabasca region says he worries the provincial government is going to renege on its commitment to build an all-weather road network in the Far North.  ...

FSIN Chief Counting On Wall To Pressure Tories

FSIN Chief Counting On Wall To Pressure Tories Friday, November 23, 2007 at 14:13     The chief of the FSIN says he’s confident northern Saskatchewan will be well served by the new provincial government.   Lawrence Joseph doesn’t think the Saskatchewan...

New Government Urged To Improve Mining Climate

New Government Urged To Improve Mining Climate Friday, November 23, 2007 at 14:02     The executive director of the Saskatchewan Mining Association says the new government in the province must take steps to become more competitive in the industry.   Pam Schwann says...

Cameco Responds To Port Hope Study

Cameco Responds To Port Hope Study Friday, November 23, 2007 at 13:56     A Cameco spokesman says the company will not be rethinking how it conducts uranium mining in Saskatchewan because of a study last month into levels of uranium found in urine.   The study was...

Drug Bust Results In Jail Time For La Ronge Man

Drug Bust Results In Jail Time For La Ronge Man Friday, November 23, 2007 at 13:53     A 52-year-old man from La Ronge has been sentenced to serve two years less a day in the Prince Albert Correctional Center after being found guilty of drug charges.   Albert Stabner...

Mercredi Set To Speak At Personal Security Event

Mercredi Set To Speak At Personal Security Event Friday, November 23, 2007 at 13:50     The president of the Saskatchewan Multi-Cultural Society says she’s pleased a prominent First Nations leader has agreed to speak at her event.   Misipawistik Chief Ovide...