Premier Makes Jaunt To Athabasca Community

Premier Makes Jaunt To Athabasca Community Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 15:11     The Hatchet Lake First Nation plays host to Premier Lorne Calvert today.   Calvert is in the Far North community as part of a tour of all First Nations in the province.   Shortly after the...

Northern Youth Pleads Guilty To Triple Homicide

Northern Youth Pleads Guilty To Triple Homicide Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 15:07     A youth accused of killing three people on the Montreal Lake reserve last year will not be going to trial.   Yesterday, the 18-year-old accused pleaded guilty to three counts of...

Standoff Suspect To Be Tried In Ile-a-la-Crosse

Standoff Suspect To Be Tried In Ile-a-la-Crosse Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 15:03     A trial will be held in Ile-a-la-Crosse next month for a local man accused of attempted murder.   On the weekend of April 8th, police were summoned to a house in the community where a...

Answers Related To Plane Crash Likely A Year Away

Answers Related To Plane Crash Likely A Year Away Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 14:58     Wreckage from a recent plane crash near La Ronge has been sent to Winnipeg for further study.   Dave Ross, a manager with the air investigations unit of the Transportation Safety...

Exploration Firms Encouraged To Talk With Bands

Exploration Firms Encouraged To Talk With Bands Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 14:54     An official with a Toronto-based firm looking for uranium in northern Saskatchewan says junior exploration companies are not doing enough to keep local First Nations in the know about...

Native Protest Delays Traffic On Major Highway

Native Protest Delays Traffic On Major Highway Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 13:26     Hundreds of motorists on a major artery near North Battleford had their Victoria Day plans delayed a couple of hours yesterday by a blockade erected by Aboriginal protesters.   The...

Sentencing Delayed For La Ronge Bank Robber

Sentencing Delayed For La Ronge Bank Robber Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 13:07     The man that robbed a financial institution in La Ronge earlier this year will have to wait a few more weeks before he learns his sentence.   22-year-old Darryl Joe Cook pleaded guilty to a...

SNTC Launches $5.3 Million Fundraising Drive

SNTC Launches $5.3 Million Fundraising Drive Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 13:01     The Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company has embarked on a new campaign.   At a press conference this morning, SNTC announced plans to renovate its theatre, build a bannock bistro and...

Park Attendance Hurt By Liquor Ban

Park Attendance Hurt By Liquor Ban Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 12:57     An official with Saskatchewan Environment says he’s confident light attendance figures over the May long weekend will be reversed over time.   Assistant Deputy Minister Dave Phillips says...

Chamber Of Commerce Recruits Casino Executive

Chamber Of Commerce Recruits Casino Executive Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 12:50     A prominent First Nations businessman has accepted an offer to be a director with the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.   Richard Ahenakew, the general manager at the Northern Lights...