Creighton Expresses Interest In Nuclear Storage

Creighton Expresses Interest In Nuclear Storage Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 14:56     Another northern Saskatchewan community is throwing its name in to be considered to host a nuclear storage facility.   Mike Krizanc with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization...

Missing Snowmobilers Found

Missing Snowmobilers Found Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 14:55     Wollaston Lake RCMP have located two snowmobilers who had not been seen since the weekend.   Police say 34-year-old Brian Joseyounen and 29-year-old Joseph Tsannie were in Brochet, Manitoba for a winter...

Man Declared Dangerous Offender

Man Declared Dangerous Offender Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 14:54     A Saskatoon man with a violent history has been sentenced as a dangerous offender following a vicious assault nearly five years ago.   Forty-seven-year-old Harry Dunsford is originally from Little...

Men Charged with Confinement Facing More Charges

Men Charged with Confinement Facing More Charges Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 14:53     Two men charged with forcibly confining a man at the Pelican Lake First Nation are facing more charges.   The two accused are 47-year-old Francis Hernandez and 27-year-old Larry...

Metis Ec Dev Forum in PA Today

Metis Ec Dev Forum in PA Today Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 14:38     A Metis economic development forum is underway in Prince Albert.   Business leaders and Metis delegates are swapping ideas on how to create jobs and make money in the ever-changing world of...

Chief Concerned About College Merger

Chief Concerned About College Merger Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 14:37     The chief of One Arrow First Nation is concerned over the transparency of a merger between Carlton Trail Regional College and St. Peter’s College.   Chief Dwayne Paul says several...

LLRIB Plan Going Well: City Planner

LLRIB Plan Going Well: City Planner Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 14:34     A city planner says things are going well with a comprehensive community plan for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.   Laura Mannel is a Halifax-based researcher who has been working on the project....

Man Goes to Jail for Home Invasion

Man Goes to Jail for Home Invasion Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 14:22     A home invasion involving a crossbow, handgun, baseball bat, and knife, has resulted in almost seven years in jail for a Moosomin First Nation man.   Judge Violet Meekma handed down that sentence...

AFN Chief Welcomes “Alternative” Budget

AFN Chief Welcomes “Alternative” Budget Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 14:20     The chief of the Assembly of First Nations likes what he sees in the alternative federal budget.   It was released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.   Chief...

CHRT Throws Out Complaint

CHRT Throws Out Complaint Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 14:16     The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has tossed out a complaint against the federal government.   The complaint in question deals with funding for First Nations Child and Family Service Agencies on Reserve....