Weapon-Wielding Man Shot By Mountie In Southend

Weapon-Wielding Man Shot By Mountie In Southend Monday, July 07, 2008 at 13:26     A 34-year-old man was shot by an RCMP officer in Southend over the weekend.   The Mounties say he was wielding a weapon considered dangerous to the public when he was shot Saturday...

Forest Fire Evacuees Allowed To Return Home

Forest Fire Evacuees Allowed To Return Home Monday, July 07, 2008 at 13:24     Most of the people forced from their homes in northern Saskatchewan due to thick smoke from nearby forest fires will be home by late tomorrow.   At one point this past weekend, nearly 2,800...

BATC Defends Record On Spending Of Casino Profits

BATC Defends Record On Spending Of Casino Profits Monday, July 07, 2008 at 13:14     The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs is responding to a charge issued earlier by the rival Battlefords Tribal Council.   Last week, the BTC said the BATC should undergo detailed...

Forest Fire Evacuees To Stay Put For Now

Forest Fire Evacuees To Stay Put For Now Friday, July 04, 2008 at 13:48     Contrary to media reports, there are no plans to have any evacuees from northern Saskatchewan forest fires returned to their homes today.   The provincial government says information provided...

Rash Of Fires Prompts Call For Change In Policy

Rash Of Fires Prompts Call For Change In Policy Friday, July 04, 2008 at 13:31     A La Ronge woman is urging the provincial government to do a cost-benefit analysis on the so-called “let it burn” policy.   Susie Carle has several family members fighting a...

BTC Asks Province To Mediate Dispute With Rival

BTC Asks Province To Mediate Dispute With Rival Friday, July 04, 2008 at 13:22     First Nations and Metis Relations Minister June Draude says the Battlefords Tribal Council’s call for mediation is already being answered.   The BTC has asked Premier Brad Wall to...