Testimony Continues At Sanderson Trial

Testimony Continues At Sanderson Trial Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 14:43     Two more people took the stand yesterday afternoon in the trial of a La Ronge woman accused of causing a fatal vehicle accident two years ago.   Emily Colli testified she woke up the morning...

FNUC Turns Sod On Veterans’ Monument

FNUC Turns Sod On Veterans’ Monument Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 14:39     A sod-turning ceremony is taking place in Regina this afternoon to officially mark the construction of a First Nations Veterans’ Memorial Tipi.   The glass tipi will be built in...

Proponent Of Detox Centre Reacts To Latest Setback

Proponent Of Detox Centre Reacts To Latest Setback Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 14:36     A director with the Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority admits it’s disappointing to hear Birch Hills does want the Prince Albert Grand Council’s...

ATV Accident Claims Life Of Ahtahkakoop Girl

ATV Accident Claims Life Of Ahtahkakoop Girl Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 13:35     An ATV accident on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation has claimed the life of a 4-year-old girl.   The RCMP reports the girl was one of three young kids who were riding a trailer hitched...

Testimony Begins At Sanderson Trial

Testimony Begins At Sanderson Trial Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 13:30     The trial of a La Ronge woman accused of two counts of impaired driving causing death has officially begun in Prince Albert.   27-year-old Lily Sanderson is also facing two counts of impaired...

Birch Hills Votes Down PAGC Youth Detox Proposal

Birch Hills Votes Down PAGC Youth Detox Proposal Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 13:28     The town of Birch Hills has rejected a proposal by the Prince Albert Grand Council to establish a 15-bed youth treatment facility in the community.   By a margin of 294-218 in a...

Reserves Continue To Deal With Flooding

Reserves Continue To Deal With Flooding Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 13:23     A total of 18 communities in the province have now declared a state of emergency due to spring flooding.   Doug Johnson of the Saskatchewan Watershed authority says officials are still...

Wollaston Lake Arena To Be New Community Store

Wollaston Lake Arena To Be New Community Store Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 13:19     The residents of Wollaston Lake have come up with a plan to deal with the sudden loss of their only grocery store and postal outlet.   Fire destroyed both facilities this past...

TB Big Killer Of Early Residential School Students

TB Big Killer Of Early Residential School Students Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 13:09     Documents show as many as half the Aboriginal children who attended the early years of residential schools died of tuberculosis.   A Globe and Mail report says the deaths took...

Red Earth Evacuees Hoping For Wednesday Return

Red Earth Evacuees Hoping For Wednesday Return Monday, April 23, 2007 at 15:57     Residents of Red Earth could be back in their homes by Wednesday night.   The band’s emergency coordinator, Roy Head, says flood waters are receding and the worst appears to be...