Tragic End To Search For Missing Man

Tragic End To Search For Missing Man Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:45     The RCMP are investigating the discovery of the body of a man who went missing last week near Denare Beach.   The Mounties say 40-year-old Garnet Frank Michel’s remains were located by...

Dirt Bike/SUV Collision Kills Flin Flon Man

Dirt Bike/SUV Collision Kills Flin Flon Man Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:44     A 20-year-old man from Flin Flon was killed yesterday when his dirt bike collided with an SUV in Creighton.   The RCMP say the mishap took place at around 3:30 pm on a local road in...

Car Hits Man Lying On Road Near Loon Lake

Car Hits Man Lying On Road Near Loon Lake Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:42     A man is dead after being run over a car in the Loon Lake area.   The Mounties say the victim was lying in the driving lane of Highway 304 between Loon Lake and Makwa at around 6:00...

Woman From One Arrow Killed In Crash

Woman From One Arrow Killed In Crash Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:41     A 24-year-old woman from the One Arrow First Nation was killed in a collision over the weekend involving a Chevy Blazer and a semi-trailer hauling a load of grain.   The accident took place...

Legal Fees Question Shouldn’t Delay Compensation

Legal Fees Question Shouldn’t Delay Compensation Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:39     A lawyer for the government says he doesn’t think a potential argument over legal fees will derail compensation payments for residential school survivors.   Last week,...

Harrison’s Role As Civil Servant Questioned

Harrison’s Role As Civil Servant Questioned Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:36     Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Merasty is wondering who former MP Jeremy Harrison represents when he meets with northerners — the federal government or the...

Price Of Steel Delays Northern Power Line Work

Price Of Steel Delays Northern Power Line Work Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:33     A transmission line project slated to run between Timber Cove and La Ronge has been delayed.   Larry Christie of SaskPower says the high cost of steel is behind the setback.   He...

Athabasca Employers Oppose End To OT Exemption

Athabasca Employers Oppose End To OT Exemption Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:30     An MLA that’s reviewing the province’s controversial northern overtime exemption says the labour law generated a mixed reaction at public meetings held in the Far North...

Province Non-Committal On Wollaston Spill Clean-Up

Province Non-Committal On Wollaston Spill Clean-Up Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:25     The provincial government is saying little about what it is prepared to do about the diesel spill at Wollaston Lake.   Earlier this summer, 6,000 litres of diesel spilled into...

APTN To Introduce Western Split Feed

APTN To Introduce Western Split Feed Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:18     APTN has announced it will broadcast at a later time in western Canada.   Beginning October 2nd, viewers west of the Manitoba border will see programming three hours later than they’re...