New Online Tool Created To Aid Aboriginal Research

New Online Tool Created To Aid Aboriginal Research Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 15:39     The University of Saskatchewan has launched a new website aimed at boosting knowledge of Indigenous peoples.   The Indigenous Studies Portal contains thousands of papers,...

Injunction Filed Over MNC Power Struggle

Injunction Filed Over MNC Power Struggle Monday, August 27, 2007 at 17:04     Legal action is being taken by a national Aboriginal politician who was forced out of his post less than a month ago.   Clem Chartier is seeking a court injunction from an Ontario court that...

Beating Victim Succumbs To Injuries

Beating Victim Succumbs To Injuries Monday, August 27, 2007 at 17:01     An Aboriginal man that was the victim of a beating in Saskatoon last month has died from his injuries.   The Saskatoon Police Service says 38-year-old Arnold Ronnie Nicotine passed away at Royal...

Gordon Teen Killed In Hit-And-Run

Gordon Teen Killed In Hit-And-Run Monday, August 27, 2007 at 17:00     The Gordon reserve was the scene of a fatal hit-and-run over the weekend.   The RCMP say the body of a 16-year-old boy from the reserve was found in a ditch in the community at around 5:50 Saturday...

Two Men Hospitalized Following High Speed Crash

Two Men Hospitalized Following High Speed Crash Monday, August 27, 2007 at 16:59     Two young men are probably lucky to be alive following a spectacular crash in La Ronge over the weekend.   The RCMP say a car was traveling at a “very high rate of speed” on Queen...

Charges Laid After Little Red Shooting Spree

  Charges Laid After Little Red Shooting Spree Monday, August 27, 2007 at 16:58     A 38-year-old man from the Little Red River reserve is facing several charges following a disturbance involving gun shots at a residence in the community.   The RCMP say the incident...

Road Through Pelican Narrows To Be Paved

Road Through Pelican Narrows To Be Paved Monday, August 27, 2007 at 16:56     The province is investing $3 million to improve transportation links in the Deschambault Lake and Pelican Narrows regions.   Preliminary design and testing work is now underway in...

Affordable Housing Project Opens In Sandy Bay

Affordable Housing Project Opens In Sandy Bay Monday, August 27, 2007 at 16:50     A $1.4 million affordable housing project has officially opened in Sandy Bay.   The provincial government is funding the establishment of five new duplexes in the community.   Each of...

City Apartment Renovated For Off-Reserve Families

City Apartment Renovated For Off-Reserve Families Monday, August 27, 2007 at 16:47     A newly-renovated apartment building in Saskatoon will soon take in First Nations families who move to the city from reserves.   The 12-unit rental housing project in the Avalon...

Metis Senator Passes Away

Metis Senator Passes Away Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 16:41     A Metis senator from southern Saskatchewan has died. This afternoon the MNS issued a news release saying Senator Joseph Laurence Perreault had passed away. A well-respected elder who served on the RCMP...