TV Sex Show Host Visits La Ronge

TV Sex Show Host Visits La Ronge Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 13:39     An internationally-known sex educator is in La Ronge this week to participate in an HIV/AIDS and sexual health conference.   Sue Johansson, the host of TV’s Sunday Night Sex Show, is the...

Anti-Smoking Strategy To Target Urban Natives

Anti-Smoking Strategy To Target Urban Natives Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 13:28     The Conservative government has announced it’s giving $45,000 to the University of Saskatchewan to help develop a new tobacco control strategy to reach high-risk populations.  ...

On-Reserve Population Booming

On-Reserve Population Booming Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 13:25     Reserves and most northern communities don’t appear to be affected by a province-wide population drop.   According to data released this morning from the 2006 Census, Saskatchewan’s...

xDillon Teen Seriously Hurt In ATV Accident

xDillon Teen Seriously Hurt In ATV Accident Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 13:19     The RCMP are investigating an ATV accident in Dillon that sent a youth to hospital with serious injuries on Sunday afternoon.   Spokesman Sgt. Brad Kaeding says the 17-year-old was a...

Archaeologists Worried About Northern Pictographs

Archaeologists Worried About Northern Pictographs Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 13:15     An archaeological expert in the province says she worries ancient paintings of the Woodland Cree could someday fade from memory if they are not properly documented today.   Talina...

Mistik GM Withdraws From Brief Political Foray

Mistik GM Withdraws From Brief Political Foray Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 13:02     The Saskatchewan Party candidate for the riding of Meadow Lake won’t run in the next provincial election.   Ty Rutzki, the general manager of Mistik Management, is apparently too...

Regina Hosting Native Storytelling Extravaganza

Regina Hosting Native Storytelling Extravaganza Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 12:55     The Sakawewak Storytellers Festival kicked off last night in Regina with one of many traditional Aboriginal performances slated to run this week in the city.   Event spokesman Floyd...

Big Island Lake Man Fatally Injured In Fight

Big Island Lake Man Fatally Injured In Fight Monday, March 12, 2007 at 15:34     The RCMP are investigating the violent death of a 23-year-old man from the Big Island Lake Cree Nation.   The Mounties say they were called to a home on the reserve at around 11:30...

Incumbent Wins Pelican Lake Band Election

Incumbent Wins Pelican Lake Band Election Monday, March 12, 2007 at 15:26     Members of a Saskatchewan First Nation hope they have put their election woes behind them with a new vote featuring strict controls and safeguards.   The Pelican Lake First Nation has been...

Judges Tweak Residential School Deal

Judges Tweak Residential School Deal Monday, March 12, 2007 at 15:19     A Regina-based lawyer says he hopes compensation cheques for residential school victims can be mailed out this fall.   At a meeting in Calgary last week, nine judges from across the country...