Court Dismisses Assault Charges Against Roth

Court Dismisses Assault Charges Against Roth Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 13:22     Assault charges against former Metis Nation – Saskatchewan President Dwayne Roth have been dropped.   The Crown alleged Roth pushed a woman in December 2006, and then pushed and...

Website Designed To Help Rejected CEP Claimants

Website Designed To Help Rejected CEP Claimants Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 13:20     A man who used to work at a Saskatchewan law firm has launched a website designed to help residential school survivors.   Tony Stevenson, a survivor himself, says he wants to help...

Aboriginal Jobless Numbers Tumbling

Aboriginal Jobless Numbers Tumbling Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 13:15     The number of unemployed Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan fell by 24 per cent between 2001 and 2006.   That’s the word from Statistics Canada this week.   The unemployment rate among...

Saulteaux Manslaughter Case Adjourned To September

Saulteaux Manslaughter Case Adjourned To September Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 13:12     A preliminary hearing will be held in September for a man charged with manslaughter in the New Year’s Day death of a Saulteaux reserve resident.   The hearing for...

More Tax Woes For La Ronge Resident

More Tax Woes For La Ronge Resident Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 13:10     A La Ronge man has been handed another fine for not filing an income tax return on time.   Last July, Gary Shiel was convicted of not filing his returns for the 2004 and 2005 taxation years.  ...

Wild Rice Growers Give Crop Insurance Good Reviews

Wild Rice Growers Give Crop Insurance Good Reviews Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 13:09     The 22nd Annual Saskatchewan Wild Rice Conference is taking place today in La Ronge.   Many of the delegates have been talking about the new crop insurance scheme.   For the past...