Mayor Asks Province to Look into Rink Power

Mayor Asks Province to Look into Rink Power Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 15:21     The mayor of Big River is calling on the province to look into power issues the community has been having at its rink.   The community received a rink grant to install a geothermal...

More Northern Men than Women

More Northern Men than Women Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 15:19     It seems Northern Saskatchewan is a little different than its neighbours when it comes to gender.   According to the Conference Board of Canada much of Northern Canada is male.   For instance, the...

RCMP Holding Northern Career Fairs

RCMP Holding Northern Career Fairs Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 15:18     Are you interested in a career nowhere near ordinary?   The RCMP is holding Career Presentations all across Saskatchewan’s north starting in Beauval and Buffalo Narrows on February 15th,...

Smokes From Kahnawake Reserve Seized In Saskatoon

Smokes From Kahnawake Reserve Seized In Saskatoon Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:44     Tobacco enforcement officials in Saskatchewan have seized 100 cartons of cigarettes they say were illegally imported into the province.   Saskatchewan Finance says the...

Pedestrian Killed In Northern Community

Pedestrian Killed In Northern Community Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:27     A 25-year-old man is dead after being hit by a truck in Dillon.   The accident happened around 8:00 last night.   The RCMP say the pedestrian was walking north on Highway 925 when he was...

Activist Urges Northerners To Reject Nuclear Waste

Activist Urges Northerners To Reject Nuclear Waste Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:22     Anti-nuclear activist Jim Harding says northern Saskatchewan communities considering being the location for a nuclear waste storage facility need to think again.   Harding...

Sturgeon Lake Residents Charged In Drug Bust

Sturgeon Lake Residents Charged In Drug Bust Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:12     Two people face charges after a drug seizure on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.   Mounties seized marijuana from a house on the reserve on January 20th.   Thirty-two-year-old Kevin...

Woman Sentenced In Beating of Unintended Victim

Woman Sentenced In Beating of Unintended Victim Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:09     The getaway driver for several men who attacked the wrong guy in a North Battleford home has been sentenced.   In North Battleford Provincial Court this week, Irene Littlepoplar...

Hurley Found Not Guilty Of Killing Naistus

Hurley Found Not Guilty Of Killing Naistus Tuesday, February 01, 2011 at 15:22     An Alberta man has been found not guilty of murdering an Onion Lake woman.   An 11-member jury gave that unanimous verdict this morning after deliberating for about four-and-a-half...

FSIN Chief To Be Sentenced For Impaired Driving

FSIN Chief To Be Sentenced For Impaired Driving Tuesday, February 01, 2011 at 15:12     The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is due to be sentenced next month for impaired driving and leading police on a short chase.   Saskatoon Police confirm...