Native People Urged To Donate Blood, Stem Cells

Native People Urged To Donate Blood, Stem Cells Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 12:47     Employees at the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority are encouraging Aboriginal people to donate blood and see if their stem cells match anyone in need of a bone marrow transplant.  ...

SIGA Scholarships Used To Help Recruitment Efforts

SIGA Scholarships Used To Help Recruitment Efforts Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 12:39     The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority is hoping its scholarship program will help it find recruits for hard-to-fill positions.   This is the program’s second year.   A...

Police Investigating Death In Pelican Narrows

Police Investigating Death In Pelican Narrows Monday, July 13, 2009 at 14:57     An investigation is underway into a death in Pelican Narrows.   The RCMP say a 46-year-old man died suddenly in the community over the weekend.   The Mounties are not sure if foul play...

Yellow Quill Woman Dies Of H1N1: Report

Yellow Quill Woman Dies Of H1N1: Report Monday, July 13, 2009 at 14:52     There are reports that a woman originally from the Yellow Quill First Nation has died from the swine flu.   Vanessa Bluebell died last Thursday after being admitted to a Calgary hospital.   The...

Walmart Baby Case Appealed

Walmart Baby Case Appealed Friday, July 10, 2009 at 17:01     Crown prosecutors have decided to appeal the verdict in the April Halkett case.   Last month, the 22-year-old woman was found not guilty of abandoning her baby in a Walmart washroom in Prince Albert.   The...

FSIN Unsettled With Trespass To Property Act

FSIN Unsettled With Trespass To Property Act Friday, July 10, 2009 at 14:10     A new law against trespassing in the province isn’t sitting well with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.   The FSIN is worried the Trespass to Property Act will be...