Northern CEO Pleased By Physician Recruitment

Northern CEO Pleased By Physician Recruitment Monday, May 11, 2009 at 14:43     The CEO of the Keewatin Yatthe health region says he’s encouraged to see that the province has launched a new strategy to recruit and retain doctors in the province.   Richard Petit...

Woman, Child Rescued From Half-Submerged Van

Woman, Child Rescued From Half-Submerged Van Monday, May 11, 2009 at 14:39     Saskatchewan Mounties had to act quickly to rescue a woman and her child from their vehicle which was nearly swept away by a fast-flowing river.   The 20-year-old woman called Kamsack RCMP...

No Rate Increase For National Park Visitors

No Rate Increase For National Park Visitors Monday, May 11, 2009 at 14:34     The fees to get into Prince Albert National Park — and all other national parks in the country — have been frozen.   For individuals, the cost will remain the same until April 1,...

Red Pheasant Woman Wins Health Scholarship

Red Pheasant Woman Wins Health Scholarship Monday, May 11, 2009 at 14:30     Juggling family and school is not easy. But a Red Pheasant First Nation resident did that so successfully that she won an award on Friday.   Naomi Wuttunee received the BTC Indian Health...

Court Rejects Bitternose’s Appeal For New Trial

Court Rejects Bitternose’s Appeal For New Trial Friday, May 08, 2009 at 15:35     An Aboriginal man appealing a life sentence for first-degree murder will have to stay in jail.   The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has dismissed Quinton Lloyd Bitternose’s...

Lingenfelter Hopes Reputation On Reserves Not Lost

Lingenfelter Hopes Reputation On Reserves Not Lost Friday, May 08, 2009 at 15:29     The NDP leadership candidate at the centre of a membership scandal involving two reserves hopes the incident doesn’t make First Nations voters lose trust in him — and he...