File Hills Police Service Expands

File Hills Police Service Expands Tuesday, March 02, 2010 at 14:18     The seven members of the File Hills First Nations Police Service will be getting some help on the prevention and intervention side of their job.   The police service now has five special...

Creighton Kids Go To Bat For Haiti

Creighton Kids Go To Bat For Haiti Tuesday, March 02, 2010 at 14:16     Students at Creighton Community School have raised over $8,000 for earthquake survivors in Haiti.   Over 300 kids took part in a spell-a-thon that lasted for two weeks in February.   Noelle Gogle...

Meadow Lake College To Receive Upgrades

Meadow Lake College To Receive Upgrades Tuesday, March 02, 2010 at 14:15     A $1.2 million expansion has been announced for the welding lab at North West Regional College in Meadow Lake.   The federal government is providing the lion’s share of the money, while...

Province Reassures Band About Future Of Airline

Province Reassures Band About Future Of Airline Monday, March 01, 2010 at 13:20     The provincial government is insisting it hasn’t given up on a northern Saskatchewan air service.   Last week, the chief of the Clearwater River Dene Nation criticized the...

Prince Albert Dialysis Treatment Capacity Grows

Prince Albert Dialysis Treatment Capacity Grows Monday, March 01, 2010 at 13:12     The hemodialysis unit at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert has been expanded.   It means an additional 12 patients per week are now able to access dialysis treament closer to...

Grandmother’s Bay Man Wins King Trapper Event

Grandmother’s Bay Man Wins King Trapper Event Monday, March 01, 2010 at 12:30     Grandmother’s Bay is home to this year’s winner of the King Trapper competition at the Prince Albert Winter Festival.   Over the weekend, Gerald McKenzie captured the...

Emotions Raw Following Verdict In Sand Trial

Emotions Raw Following Verdict In Sand Trial Friday, February 26, 2010 at 15:26     The mother of a man who was gunned down on the Mistawasis First Nation says she feels let down by the justice system.   Patricia Daniels is the mother of Greg Whitefish, a 22-year-old...

Federal Aboriginal Diabetes Program In Jeopardy

Federal Aboriginal Diabetes Program In Jeopardy Friday, February 26, 2010 at 15:14     An outreach worker is raising alarm bells over the looming closure of the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative.   ADI executive director Dina Bruyere says up to 600 programs aimed at...

Native Enrolment Up At University of Saskatchewan

Native Enrolment Up At University of Saskatchewan Friday, February 26, 2010 at 15:09     The University of Saskatchewan says its enrolment of Aboriginal students is slightly up this year as compared to the past few.   Provost and Vice-President Academic Brett...

James Smith Gets $2.3 Million Housing Boost

James Smith Gets $2.3 Million Housing Boost Friday, February 26, 2010 at 15:02     More houses are going up on the James Smith Cree Nation.   The band is receiving $2.3 million from the federal government as part of the country’s economic stimulus package.  ...