Suspect Arrested In La Ronge Bank Robbery

Suspect Arrested In La Ronge Bank Robbery Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 15:02     An arrest has been made in connection to the hold-up at the Credit Union in La Ronge on Friday.   22-year-old La Ronge resident Darryl Joe Cook is charged with armed robbery.   La Ronge...

Sandy Bay Residents Rally Around Grieving Family

Sandy Bay Residents Rally Around Grieving Family Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 15:00     Family and friends of a little boy who is missing and presumed drowned in Sandy Bay are asking northerners to pray.   The four-year-old was swept into the Churchill River early...

MP Slams Tories Over On-Reserve Water Standards

MP Slams Tories Over On-Reserve Water Standards Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 14:57     Northern Saskatchewan’s Member of Parliament has some concerns with the Tory government’s on-reserve water quality improvement plan announced the other day.   Gary...

Far North Bands Promised Cigar Lake Opportunities

Far North Bands Promised Cigar Lake Opportunities Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 14:50     Two important business opportunities were signed yesterday between chiefs of the Athabasca First Nations and Cigar Lake mining operations managers.   Cogema official Terry Rogers...

Mixed Prospects For Harvesters Of Rice, Mushrooms

Mixed Prospects For Harvesters Of Rice, Mushrooms Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 14:43     The forecast is looking positive for wild mushroom pickers in the North.   Agrologist gerry Ivanochko says high snowfall amounts should translate into a wet spring.   He says a...

Prince Albert Youth Drug Treatment Centre Now Open

Prince Albert Youth Drug Treatment Centre Now Open Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 14:40     The provincial government has unveiled a new treatment facility in Prince Albert for youth addicted to drugs and alcohol.   The new centre is designed to accept as many as six...