by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Crime Reduction Strategy Unveiled In La Ronge Monday, March 19, 2007 at 14:57 The provincial government officially announced the introduction of the La Ronge Crime Reduction Strategy on Friday. Justice Minister Frank Quennell says it was developed as a response...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Gardiner Gets 8-Year Prison Term For Manslaughter Friday, March 16, 2007 at 14:36 An Ile-a-la-Crosse man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter. Quentin Gardiner was 19 years of age when he was originally charged...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Calvert Under Fire For Answers About Carriere Case Friday, March 16, 2007 at 14:32 Premier Lorne Calvert is on the hot seat for apparently contradicting himself relating to when he was first briefed about the Murdoch Carriere situation. Carriere, who is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
FSIN Says Treaty Commissioner’s Office Not Closing Friday, March 16, 2007 at 14:27 The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he wants the office of the treaty commissioner to be moved on to a reserve. Lawrence Joseph has also...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Teen Suspect In Manslaughter Case Still In Custody Friday, March 16, 2007 at 14:21 A teenage boy implicated in the death of a 23-year-old man from the Big Island Lake Cree Nation made his first court appearance yesterday. The 16-year-old suspect has been charged...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Acid Rain Hurting Two Northern Watersheds Friday, March 16, 2007 at 14:19 Northern Saskatchewan’s Churchill River system is feeling the pinch of industrial oilsands development — according to an official with the provincial government. Dr. Terry...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
New Funding For Oil Sands Job Placement Project Friday, March 16, 2007 at 14:14 The federal and provincial governments are renewing funding for an initiative that has been linking northerners to job opportunities in Alberta’s oil sands over the last two...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Province Capping VLT Numbers In Wake Of Study Friday, March 16, 2007 at 14:09 The provincial government says it will not approve any new casino sites and it won’t increase the cap on VLTs. The province is responding to the results of a new study it...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Flying Dust Re-Thinking Band Policy After Fire Friday, March 16, 2007 at 14:06 An official with the Flying Dust First Nation says the band may institute new user fees as a result of a recent fire started by young children. On March 7th, fire broke out at a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Teen Charged In Fatal Beating At Big Island Lake Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 15:12 A 16-year-old boy from the Big Island Lake Cree Nation is facing a charge of manslaughter in the death of a band member on the reserve over the weekend. The RCMP say the youth is...
