Another Friendship Centre Passes Milestone

Another Friendship Centre Passes Milestone Friday, October 17, 2008 at 13:46     A 45th anniversary banquet and ceremony will take place tonight for the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre.   Mayor Jim Scarrow is expected to be in attendance, as well as...

Study Paints Picture Of Homelessness In Saskatoon

Study Paints Picture Of Homelessness In Saskatoon Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 15:12     Half the people in Saskatoon without a home are of Aboriginal ancestry.   A Community University Insititute for Social Search (CUISR) study found there are 260 homeless people in...

Government Urged To Do More Advertising About IAP

Government Urged To Do More Advertising About IAP Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 15:05     A former First Nations chief is accusing Ottawa of deliberately limiting advertising about a compensation program for residential school survivors.   Pascal Bighetty works for a...

Pair Fined For Illegal Trafficking Of Eagle Parts

Pair Fined For Illegal Trafficking Of Eagle Parts Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 15:00     Two North Battleford residents were fined a total of $28,500 under the Wildlife Act in North Battleford Provincial Court yesterday.   Pawn shop owner Linda Bomok was convicted of...

Former Chief Fined For Shooting Moose Over Highway

Former Chief Fined For Shooting Moose Over Highway Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 14:54     A former chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has agreed to pay a fine for illegally shooting and killing a moose.   Harry Cook was charged with shooting across a highway south...

Northern Mayors Concerned About Government Agency

Northern Mayors Concerned About Government Agency Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 14:50     Provincial cabinet ministers and New North are holding a roundtable discussion in Prince Albert today.   One of the main issues for New North is the province’s Enterprise...