Tawpisin Wins Muskeg Lake Chief Election

Tawpisin Wins Muskeg Lake Chief Election Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 13:26     A First Nation that has seen plenty of political turmoil in recent years apparently has a new chief.   According to unofficial numbers, Cliff Tawpisin, Jr. defeated incumbent Gilbert...

New Painted Hand Casino Almost Ready

New Painted Hand Casino Almost Ready Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 13:24     The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority is preparing to take the wraps off a brand new casino next month.   The doors at the new Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton will open for the first time...

Charge Laid In Death On Beaver Lake Road

Charge Laid In Death On Beaver Lake Road Monday, February 09, 2009 at 15:03     A 23-year-old man from Denare Beach has been charged in connection to an incident last April that saw a woman die after being struck by a vehicle on a Creighton-area highway.   The accused...

Death Of Infant At Onion Lake Sparks RCMP Probe

Death Of Infant At Onion Lake Sparks RCMP Probe Monday, February 09, 2009 at 14:49     The RCMP are investigating the death of a three-month-old girl on the Onion Lake First Nation.   The name of the infant is not being released, and the cause of death has not yet...

Fallen Metis Warriors Not Forgotten

Fallen Metis Warriors Not Forgotten Monday, February 09, 2009 at 14:46     Efforts are being made to establish two headstones for Metis warriors who died during the Battle of Batoche.   Ron Jobin is the grandnephew of Ambroise Jobin, one of the men who fell to army...

Alarm Raised Over Food Prices In Remote Areas

Alarm Raised Over Food Prices In Remote Areas Monday, February 09, 2009 at 14:42     The CEO for the Saskatchewan chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation says the government should directly subsidize the cost of healthy food in isolated communities.   Lucy Fuller...