Prisoner Escapes While Attending Funeral

Prisoner Escapes While Attending Funeral Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 16:50     The RCMP are on the lookout for an escaped prisoner who was granted an escorted pass to a funeral earlier this week in the Punnichy district.   24-year-old Tristan Lee Raphael was in...

Wild Rice Growers Discuss Crop Insurance

Wild Rice Growers Discuss Crop Insurance Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 16:47     A new crop insurance scheme dominated discussion today at the annual wild rice conference in La Ronge today.   Representatives of the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Program were in attendance...

Federal Budget Very Unpopular With Native Leaders

Federal Budget Very Unpopular With Native Leaders Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 14:06     Yesterday’s federal budget is going over so poorly with Canada’s Native leaders, there is renewed talk of Aboriginal civil disobedience to get the government’s...

Native Teen Begins Testimony At Kindrat Trial

Native Teen Begins Testimony At Kindrat Trial Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 13:39     An Aboriginal teenager has begun testifying in the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting her on a country road in rural Saskatchewan six years ago.   The girl, who was 12 at the...

FNUC Hires New Academic Vice-President

FNUC Hires New Academic Vice-President Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 13:23     A newly-named academic at the First Nations University of Canada says Indigenous schools are beginning to question who gives them authority and how it’s determined.   Dr. Shauneen Pete...

Northern Tourism Operators Up For Several Awards

Northern Tourism Operators Up For Several Awards Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 13:12     Tourism Saskatchewan has announced the finalists for its upcoming tourism awards of excellence — and a number of them are from northern Saskatchewan.   NorSask Aviation in La...