by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Inquest Probes RCMP Fatal Shooting In La Ronge Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 13:37 La Ronge Provincial Court is the setting for an inquest today examining the death of a northern man at the hands of the RCMP. 38-year-old Shawn Martinot died during an armed standoff...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Prince Albert Set To Host Circle Of Honour Awards Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 13:27 Saskatchewan First Nations people will be honouring their own at a gala in Prince Albert this evening. The Art Hauser Centre will be the site of this year’s Circle of Honour...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Two Native Women Killed In Separate Crashes Monday, May 29, 2006 at 13:46 A 33-year-old Onion Lake woman is dead following a single vehicle rollover yesterday morning. Anita Whitstone was driving an SUV that left a highway and rolled about 7 kilometres west of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Duck Lake Priest Passes Away Monday, May 29, 2006 at 13:44 A Roman Catholic priest well known in Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal community has died. Father Gilles Doucette of Duck Lake passed away on Saturday. He is perhaps best known for being the director of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Prices For Muskrat Fur Pelts At All-Time High Monday, May 29, 2006 at 13:41 It appears muskrat pelts had a showing to remember at last week’s wild fur sale in Toronto. An official with North American Fur Auctions says the average price for the pelt hovered...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
FSIN Urges Tories To Back Up Talk On Land Claims Monday, May 29, 2006 at 13:32 A vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says it is clear the federal government is going to have to get serious with the issue of land claims. Lawrence Joseph...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Southern Teams Win Mine Rescue Competitions Monday, May 29, 2006 at 13:26 Three crews from northern Saskatchewan uranium mines participated in an annual mine rescue competition over the weekend. Saskatchewan Mining Association spokesman Phil Reeves says workers...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Liberal Leader Familiarized With Northern Issues Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:45 Federal Liberal Leader Bill Graham says he got a good sense of northern Saskatchewan’s infrastructure needs in a meeting in La Ronge yesterday. Graham says northern leaders he...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Northern Games Called Off — Again Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:42 The Northern Saskatchewan Games and Cultural Festival that was supposed to be held in Cumberland House in July has now been cancelled. The Northern Recreation Coordinating Committee had hoped...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Public Support For Nuclear Facility Never Better Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:40 An official with Cameco says a number of financial questions have to be answered before someone decides to try building a nuclear processing facility in Saskatchewan. But Jamie...
