by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
PBCN Chief Pledges Aid For Suicide-Ravaged Reserve Friday, February 23, 2007 at 15:16 The chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation says he wants to commit more resources to help troubled youth in one of the band’s communities. Harold Linklater says he is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Family Of Missing Man Marks One-Year Anniversary Friday, February 23, 2007 at 15:09 One year after he first went missing, authorities say there’s still no sign of Draper Jim. The 27-year-old Aboriginal man was reported missing by his friends and family...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Details Emerge On Wild Rice Insurance Coverage Friday, February 23, 2007 at 15:02 Wild rice harvesters in northern Saskatchewan have between now and March 31st to sign up for crop insurance for 2007 under a pilot project announced yesterday. The provincial...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Minister Still Holding Out Hope For New Metis Vote Friday, February 23, 2007 at 14:46 The minister of First Nations and Metis Relations says efforts to stage another Metis election in the province are not dead. Maynard Sonntag says although the federal...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Woman Pleads Guilty To Trying To Fix MNS Election Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 15:12 Another person has pleaded guilty to committing forgery during the 2004 Metis Nation of Saskatchewan election. 41-year-old Rebecca Vermette appeared in a North Battleford...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Breakthrough For Wild Rice Harvesters Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 15:01 It appears wild rice growers in northern Saskatchewan are finally going to be granted a long-standing wish. Saskatchewan Agriculture has announced the introduction of a wild rice...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Sandy Bay Suicide Crisis Making Headlines Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 13:35 A northern community’s recent struggle with suicides is in the spotlight today. The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix is reporting five young people in Sandy Bay have hung themselves in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Suspect In Attack On Referee Still At Large Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 13:29 The search continues for a Meadow Lake resident accused of assaulting a referee at a hockey game over the weekend. RCMP are still looking for 21-year-old Nolan Crighton who faces...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Date Circled For Primrose Deal Signing Ceremony Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 13:08 Representatives from the federal government will be in Beauval next month to hold a signing ceremony for the Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range settlement agreement. The event is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 11, 2010
Residential School Victims Looking For Answers Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 15:17 A number of residential school survivors are in Saskatoon for the next couple of days, hoping to get their questions answered. The FSIN is hosting what it’s calling a...
