Former Chief Pleads Guilty to Wildlife Charges

Former Chief Pleads Guilty to Wildlife Charges Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 15:36     Former Red Pheasant First Nation Chief Charles Meechance has been fined $21,000 for breaking wildlife laws.   He appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Wednesday.   Crown...

Work Continues on Highway 123

Work Continues on Highway 123 Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 15:21     Dry weather and recent work by highway crews has helped improve the prognosis for Highway 123.   The road to Cumberland House is said to be quite muddy right now but is open to light trucks.  ...

Federal Gov’t Forms Panel to Reform FNs Education

Federal Gov’t Forms Panel to Reform FNs Education Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 15:19     The federal government has announced a new approach to First Nations Education.   It has assembled a national panel of experts to help reform elementary and secondary...

Cumberland House Declares State of Emergency

Cumberland House Declares State of Emergency Monday, June 20, 2011 at 16:37     A local state of emergency has been declared for the village and reserve of Cumberland House.   Earlier this morning, the mayor and chief made that decision, as water levels around the...

Drinking Water Advisor for La Loche Subdivision

Drinking Water Advisor for La Loche Subdivision Monday, June 20, 2011 at 16:15     A precautionary drinking water advisory in the La Loche Poplar Point subdivision is expected to remain until at least Friday.   People should boil their water before drinking it or...

Fond du Lac Hosts Economic Summit

Fond du Lac Hosts Economic Summit Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:48     A northern economic summit is underway in Fond du Lac today.   The two-day meeting will focus on some key projects facing the community.   One is the proposed creation of a windmill turbine to...

Cumberland House Water Levels Could Exceed 2005

Cumberland House Water Levels Could Exceed 2005 Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:47     Water levels around Cumberland House may now exceed levels the community saw in 2005.   The North Saskatchewan has peaked in Edmonton and will likely reach Prince Albert by the end of...

HSAS Workers Strike in PA

HSAS Workers Strike in PA Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:46     Picket signs went up in Prince Albert this morning.   Members of the Health Sciences Association demonstrated outside an addictions office in the city.   The workers, many of whom are hospital pharmacists,...

Indigenous Filmmaking Festival Features Animation

Indigenous Filmmaking Festival Features Animation Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:44     An Indigenous filmmaking festival is hosting an animation celebration in Regina for National Aboriginal Day.   Children are invited to take part in an animation workshop in Wascana...

Northern Sask Has Most Single-Parent Homes

Northern Sask Has Most Single-Parent Homes Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:42     The Conference Board of Canada says Northern Saskatchewan is leading the way when it comes to single-parent families in the country.   A new study by the board found that Northern...