by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Man Fatally Stabbed In Prince Albert Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 14:05 Police in Prince Albert have identified the city’s first homicide victim of the year. They say 51-year-old Brian Gerald Ahenakew was the victim of a stabbing. He was found bleeding on a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Tobacco Healing Centre Features Native Perspective Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 14:04 The director of the country’s first-ever Tobacco Healing Centre says he hopes the facility acts as a beacon of hope for smokers everywhere. Murray Kelly says the centre,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Survivors Unintentionally Opting Out Of Settlement Monday, June 11, 2007 at 14:56 A Lac La Ronge Indian Band councillor is warning residential school survivors to take a second-look at forms being mailed to them from Ottawa. Hilary Cook says some survivors think...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Buffalo Narrows Young People Injured In Crash Monday, June 11, 2007 at 13:40 The RCMP are investigating a single vehicle rollover in northern Saskatchwewan that has left one man in critical condition in hospital. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Brad Kaeding says the vehicle...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Crown Pleased With Sanderson’s Sentence Monday, June 11, 2007 at 13:29 A Crown prosecutor says he’s satisfied with the three-year prison sentence given to a La Ronge woman this past Friday in Prince Albert. 28-year-old Lily Sanderson was found guilty...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
MNS Candidate Promises To Build Memorial For Vets Monday, June 11, 2007 at 13:24 A candidate in the upcoming Metis Nation of Saskatchewan election is promising to build a veterans memorial at Batoche if he gets voted. John Hanikenne, who’s hoping to become...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Foul Play Suspected In Death Of Onion Lake Woman Friday, June 08, 2007 at 13:42 The RCMP say the discovery of the body of a woman from the Onion Lake First Nation near Lloydminister earlier this week is considered suspicious. The Mounties say an autopsy...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Sanderson Given 3-Year Sentence For Fatal Rollover Friday, June 08, 2007 at 13:27 A judge in Prince Albert has sentenced a northern woman to three years behind bars for causing the deaths of two women near La Ronge. 27-year-old Lily Sanderson began crying soon...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Green Lake Residents Debate Lot Development Friday, June 08, 2007 at 13:02 Some Aboriginal residents of Green Lake are worried about the implications of a proposed lot development in the northern village. Local First Nations leader Rodney Laliberte says there is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Pinehouse Arena Project Officially Underway Friday, June 08, 2007 at 12:58 The northern village of Pinehouse is turning the sod today on its long-awaited indoor arena. Community members have been fundraising for the facility for the last decade, but Mayor Mike...