Battlefords Homeless To Be Left Out In Cold

In roughly two weeks, the temporary homeless shelter in North Battleford will close, just as the cold weather has hit. The problem is a lack of money, according to Battlefords Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Executive Director Jackie Kennedy. A couple of months...

Fire Guts Home On Sweetgrass

Battlefords rural RCMP are investigating a fire that destroyed a trailer on the Sweetgrass First Nation. The fire broke out just before 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Two people were sent to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. RCMP say the trailer was completely...

Provincial Study On Acid Rain Underway

An official with the provincial government says it’s tough to say at this point what effect industrial pollution may be having on rain in northwest Saskatchewan. Kevin McCallum is the chief engineer for the Ministry of Environment and one of the lead researchers on...

Travel Expert Says WestJet Could Bring More Options To The North

An expert in the travel industry says she thinks an expansion by WestJet into smaller communities could be good news for northern Saskatchewan. The airline recently announced it is thinking of buying 40 turboprop aircraft and expanding into smaller communities. Sandy...

CBC To Close Northern Bureau

CBC Radio is closing down its bureau in La Ronge. Managing director John Agnew was in the community yesterday to talk with local leaders about the move. Agnew explains the network is trying to find efficiencies, and the lease for the building was up, anyway. He says...

First Day Of TRC Hearings Kick Off In Regina

A residential school survivor says he was treated so badly that one time he was dragged out to a highway and left there. Kirby Littletent was the first survivor to speak during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing in Regina Monday. He said the pain of being...