Sandy Bay Flu Plan In Place

Sandy Bay Flu Plan In Place Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:31     Efforts are being made to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus in Sandy Bay.   Mayor Ina Fietz-Ray says residents are pulling together to limit the effect of the virus, with a strict campaign of...

Mill Could Benefit From “Black Liquor” Subsidy

Mill Could Benefit From “Black Liquor” Subsidy Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:22     It appears a pulp mill in Meadow Lake could benefit from this week’s forestry announcement.   Ottawa is using $1 billion to help pulp and paper mills that use...

Former Ice Wolf Charged With Fatal Fire

Former Ice Wolf Charged With Fatal Fire Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:39     A La Ronge hockey player has gone from behind the boards to behind bars, for his alleged role in a fatal apartment fire.   Nineteen-year-old Blake David Norman is accused of setting the blaze...

Indian Affairs Withholds Millions From FNUC

Indian Affairs Withholds Millions From FNUC Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:38     A spokesman for Indian Affairs confirms that some funding has been temporarily withdrawn from the First Nations University of Canada.   INAC spokesman Trevor Sutter says the government is...

Aboriginal Authors Receive Awards

Aboriginal Authors Receive Awards Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:33     Three young writers in the province are being honoured.   The Dominion Institute has declared its list of winners in the 2009 Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge.   A band member from the...

Survivor Gets Cash Eight Years After Court Award

Survivor Gets Cash Eight Years After Court Award Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:10     A Regina-based lawyer says money is finally coming to a residential school survivor, eight years after the judge awarded him the money.   Tony Merchant says his client is excited...