Doctor Shortage Worst in Northern Saskatchewan

Doctor Shortage Worst in Northern Saskatchewan Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 13:16     The doctor shortage in Canada’s north is far worse than that in the south, and the worst in Saskatchewan, according to the Conference Board of Canada’s most recent...

Testimony Continues at Murder Trial

Testimony Continues at Murder Trial Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 13:13     Testimony in a Battleford murder trial yesterday suggests an Onion Lake woman was strangled with her own belt.   The court heard she bought the decorative belt just a couple of days before she...

Shore Gold, Wahpeton Sign MOU

Shore Gold, Wahpeton Sign MOU Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 13:11     A Saskatchewan diamond company has signed another memorandum of understanding with a First Nation.   Shore Gold has announced it has signed an MOU with Wahpeton Dakota Nation.   The MOU says the two...

Two Aboriginal Candidates Will Run in November

Two Aboriginal Candidates Will Run in November Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 13:10     Two Aboriginal men are the latest candidates to enter the provincial election later this year.   Corey O’Soup, a high school teacher who has served on numerous boards in the...

Trapped Miner OK, Mine Not Yet Re-Opened

Trapped Miner OK, Mine Not Yet Re-Opened Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 14:00     The president of Golden Band Resources says he has no idea when a northern gold mill that was the scene of an accident will re-open.   Operations at the Jolu mill near Brabant Lake have...

FDL Chief Pleads Guilty to Refusing Breathalyzer

FDL Chief Pleads Guilty to Refusing Breathalyzer Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 13:57     The chief of the Fond du Lac First Nation has pleaded guilty to a charge of refusing to provide a breathalyzer sample.   An impaired driving charge he was facing has been...

Victim’s Mother Testifies at Murder Trial

Victim’s Mother Testifies at Murder Trial Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 13:53     The last time an Onion Lake woman talked to her mom, the conversation was an angry one, a murder trial in Battleford heard this morning.   The next day, October 2nd, 2005, the...

Cameco Cleaning Up Uranium Spill

Cameco Cleaning Up Uranium Spill Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 13:35     Saskatchewan uranium giant, Cameco, is working on a plan to clean up a uranium spill on a cargo ship that was headed for China.   The ship, which had left shortly before Christmas, returned to...

Leaders Seeks Legislation Barring Nuclear Storage

Leaders Seeks Legislation Barring Nuclear Storage Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 13:33     A Metis leader north of Prince Albert says he wants the government to create legislation barring the storage of nuclear waste in Saskatchewan.   Bryan Lee of Metis Local 108...

Gov’t Outlines Position on Controversial Program

Gov’t Outlines Position on Controversial Program Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 13:32     The federal government has reportedly disclosed documents outlining the thought process that went into the awarding of a controversial program.   For the last year or so,...