Gold Mining Company Resumes La Ronge Project Operations

by | Aug 8, 2013

Golden Band Resources says it has resumed full operations at its La Ronge Gold Project. Back in February, the company halted production at its Komis deposit and shut down the mill. A large turnover of company directors and administrative officials soon followed. An...

Saskatoon Métis Fiddle Fest Kicks Off

by | Aug 8, 2013

The sixteenth annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest kicked off on Thursday. The festival runs to Sunday, just southwest of Saskatoon. Festival organizer Vicki Arcand says one of the new features this year is a cultural camp. “The cultural camp workshop is traditional hands...

Jail Sentence Handed To Chief For Sexual Assault

by | Aug 7, 2013

Forty-eight-year-old Terrence McArthur was led from the courthouse in Carlyle this morning in handcuffs after being sentenced to nine months in jail followed by 12 months of probation. The sentence caught lawyers off guard. Both the prosecutor and the defence lawyer...

Walk For Missing Aboriginal Women Comes To Saskatchewan

by | Aug 7, 2013

A group of eight men and women are walking across Canada to raise awareness on the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Tears For Justice was in Saskatoon yesterday, is in North Battleford today and will be heading to Lloydminster tonight. Gladys Radek, the...

Protesters Rally In Front Of MNS Offices In Saskatoon

by | Aug 6, 2013

A group of about 20 angry protesters rallied in front of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan offices in Saskatoon on Monday afternoon. At issue is who runs the Métis Nation and a set of audited financial statements. The protesters accuse MNS President Robert Doucette of...