by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Escapee Arrested Friday, July 23, 2010 at 14:26 Saskatchewan RCMP say they have arrested a man serving time for manslaughter who had escaped during a powwow. William Berland had been on an escorted temporary pass from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge to attend the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
AFN Talks of Scrapping Indian Act Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 14:04 The Assembly of First Nations National Chief says the work the AFN is doing is reflective of what’s happening at the grassroots level. Chief Shawn Atleo addressed the AFN today at its...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
North Battleford Small City Crime Capital Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 13:56 North Battleford has the dubious honour of the highest crime rate in the country for communities with populations over 10,000 people. The report was released by Statistics Canada. ...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Health Canada Renewing TB Strategy Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 13:52 A doctor with Health Canada says the department is moving ahead with efforts to combat Tuberculosis on reserve. Doctor Paul Gully notes the Canadian TB strategy has been renewed while the First...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Central Asian Language Similar to Denesuline Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 14:12 Researchers say a language in central Asia is showing some remarkable similarities to Denesuline. Scientist James Kari says the Ket people are located about 4,000 miles west of...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Doctor Hopeful for Automatic Testing of Triple-H Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 14:07 A doctor in the north says he’s hopeful automatic testing can begin for a rare condition found primarily in Northwestern Metis families. Dr. James Irvine is one of the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Some Changes to Timber-zone Designations Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 14:05 The province’s director of Forest Fire Management confirms some changes have been made to Timber-zone designations in the North. Steve Roberts says some zones that were once home to...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Train May Not Have Caused Injuries Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 14:02 A train may not have caused injuries to a male teenager in Prince Albert. It was Tuesday morning around nine a.m. that crews attended to a Fond du Lac resident who had been seriously injured in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Death Of Elderly Muskowekwan Man Ruled A Homicide Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 15:11 The Punnichy RCMP detachment are confirming that a recent death on the Muskowekwan First Nation is a homicide. Eighty-one-year-old Lawrence Pambrun was found dead in his home by...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
RCMP Search For Driver In Reserve Hit-And-Run Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 15:03 RCMP are saying the driver involved in a hit-and-run on the Whitebear First Nation over the weekend may not have realized what happened. That’s because the victim in this case, a...
