Boarding School Students Get Legal Advice

Boarding School Students Get Legal Advice Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 15:06     The president of the Metis local in Ile-a-la-Crosse says he is pleased with progress made at a weekend meeting of survivors from the old boarding school in the community.   Don Favel...

Two Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In La Ronge

Two Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In La Ronge Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 15:01     Saskatchewan Lotteries has released details about two La Ronge residents that recently won separate lottery prizes on Scratch’N Win tickets purchased from the same store just...

Reserve Murder Suspect Makes Court Appearance

Reserve Murder Suspect Makes Court Appearance Monday, February 27, 2006 at 14:53     The RCMP have released the names of the victim and the suspect in connection to a homicide on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation last week.   41-year-old Linda Peekeekoot made a court...

SUN Puts Number On Northern Nursing Shortage

SUN Puts Number On Northern Nursing Shortage Monday, February 27, 2006 at 14:51     A top union executive says the Mamawetan-Churchill River and Keewatin Yatthe health regions need more nurses.   Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Rosalie Longmoorse says there are...

Oilsands Exploration Continues Near La Loche

Oilsands Exploration Continues Near La Loche Monday, February 27, 2006 at 14:47     Work is proceeding at full steam at an oil exploration site in northwest Saskatchewan.   Oilsands Quest says it is in the process of drilling 25 test holes at a site about 120...

Sudden Death On The Ahtahkakoop First Nation

Sudden Death On The Ahtahkakoop First Nation Friday, February 24, 2006 at 14:56     Shellbrook RCMP are investigating the sudden death of a 53 year old man from the Ahtahkakoop First Nation.   Officers were called by ambulance personnel to a home on the reserve just...

Information Sought In La Ronge Car Torching

Information Sought In La Ronge Car Torching Friday, February 24, 2006 at 14:52     RCMP in La Ronge are turning to the public for information about a fire, which occurred in the community in early February.   In the early afternoon on February 3rd, a 1991 white...

New Chief For Red Pheasant

New Chief For Red Pheasant Friday, February 24, 2006 at 14:51     There’s a new Chief on the Red Pheasant First Nation.   Sheldon Wuttenee defeated incumbent leader Charles Meechance during a vote Thursday.   According to a fax sent out by the band Wuttenee collected...

Kenomotay Band Meeting In Greek Lake

Kenomotay Band Meeting In Greek Lake Friday, February 24, 2006 at 14:49     A meeting of the Kenomotay band will take place tomorrow in Green Lake.   Rodney Laliberte, the interim Chief of the group, says the purpose of the gathering will be to discuss plans to get...

PA Economic Board Seeks Mining Companies

PA Economic Board Seeks Mining Companies Friday, February 24, 2006 at 14:48     The Executive Director of Prince Albert’s Economic Development Authority has mining on her mind these days.   Nicole Golden says she and her staff are attempting to think up new ways...