Education, Child Care, Treaties Key For Higgins

Education, Child Care, Treaties Key For Higgins Monday, May 25, 2009 at 16:23     One of the candidates in the upcoming Saskatchewan NDP leadership contest is pledging to reduce poverty by 25 per cent in her first term as premier, should the NDP form government again....

Youth Honoured At Awards Ceremony

Youth Honoured At Awards Ceremony Monday, May 25, 2009 at 16:15     Aboriginal youth were recognized in Saskatoon Friday night, at the SaskTel Aboriginal Youth Awards of Excellence.   One of those winners was Marcella Tsannie from the Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation.  ...

Aboriginal Films Win Short Film Awards

Aboriginal Films Win Short Film Awards Monday, May 25, 2009 at 16:12     Two Aboriginal-produced films have snagged Golden Sheaf Awards at the Yorkton Film Festival.   “Dogs Lyfe: Burdens of a Gangsta Rapper”, directed by Cory Generoux and featuring...

Suspended Doc May Have Read Northern Lab Results

Suspended Doc May Have Read Northern Lab Results Friday, May 22, 2009 at 15:32     The work of a suspended radiologist may have affected northern Saskatchewan residents.   The Prince Albert Parkland Health Authority is reviewing the work of Dr. Darius Tsatsi.   He...

Two Charged With Murder In Punnichy Area Case

Two Charged With Murder In Punnichy Area Case Friday, May 22, 2009 at 15:16     Two men are facing second degree murder charges in relation to a death on the Kawacatoose First Nation.   Twenty-year-old Joseph James Kay and 28-year-old William Wayne Kay face the...

U of S Grads Complete Teaching Degrees On-reserve

U of S Grads Complete Teaching Degrees On-reserve Friday, May 22, 2009 at 15:10     The Big River First Nation celebrated an impressive achievement this morning: the graduation of 17 new teachers from their community and two neighbouring bands.   What makes it even...