by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Man Fatally Stabbed At Big Island Lake Reserve Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 15:43 The Big Island Lake Cree Nation, formerly the Joseph Bighead First Nation, is the scene of a homicide investigation. The RCMP say they received a call of a stabbing at a reserve...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
New Training Spaces Opening In Province’s North Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 14:49 The province’s advanced education minister says a large chunk of the government funding for post-secondary training announced yesterday is for Aboriginal and northern...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Urged To Be Cautious Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 14:40 A First Nations business specialist says entrepreneurs wishing to start up businesses in the North must think ahead before taking the plunge. Kelly Fiddler of the Saskatchewan...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Saskatchewan Metis Mark Louis Riel Day Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 14:38 The life of the Metis Nation’s most famous leader is being celebrated today on the anniversary of his execution. Louis Riel died more than a century ago after leading his people in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Long Lost Riel Poem Donated To U of S Library Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:36 A librarian who discovered a poem written by Louis Riel in his last days says the work is very positive, given Riel’s desperate situation. Today, on the anniversary of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Belanger Voices Some Regrets Over Oyate Affair Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:33 Saskatchewan’s Community Resources minister says he may have been reaching a little too far when it came to expectations for Regina’s troubled Oyate Safe House. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Teachers’ Federation Signs Deal With First Nations Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:27 The president of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says yesterday was a landmark day in the province, as her group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Wealthy U.S. Band Buying Political Support Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:22 An official with Mississippi’s Choctaw band says political lobbying is a main reason behind his band’s success. Charlie Benn told delegates at an economic development...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Santa Getting Ready For Seventh Visit To Far North Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10:19 Children in the Far North will be seeing Santa Claus a little earlier this year. Transwest Air’s “Santa Claus Takes Flight” event is scheduled to make stops...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Man Given Life Sentence For Killing Pregnant Woman Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:33 A “routine” pre-trial conference in a high-profile murder case turned out to be anything but Monday at Court of Queen’s Bench in Prince Albert. Stephen Lindsay...
