by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Red Pheasant Man Admits To Buying Votes Monday, July 20, 2009 at 13:40 A Red Pheasant First Nation man received a 15-month conditional sentence today for his part in a vote-buying scheme. Bert Benson pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 during an appearance in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Man Missing On Wollaston Lake Monday, July 20, 2009 at 13:35 Searchers are looking for a man on Wollaston Lake. Locals say Mike St. Pierre, a local resident in his thirties, hasn’t been heard from since Thursday. He apparently was last seen boating...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Fired Cops Applying For Judicial Review Of Firings Monday, July 20, 2009 at 13:25 An application has been launched for a judicial review into the firings of two Saskatoon police officers. On Friday, it was revealed that Brad Senger and Larry Hartwig are trying...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Belanger Says Protests Might Get Government Action Friday, July 17, 2009 at 14:55 An opposition MLA from northern Saskatchewan says northerners might have to hold protests to get better treatment from the Saskatchewan Party government. Athabasca MLA Buckley...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Dog Maulings Said To Be Rare In Wollaston Lake Friday, July 17, 2009 at 14:43 An official with the Hatchet Lake First Nation says the severity of a dog attack earlier this week is disturbing. Ed Benoanie says many people in the community have been bitten over...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Call Made To Give H1N1 Vaccine To Natives First Friday, July 17, 2009 at 14:36 A regional chief with the Assembly of First Nations says people living on reserves need to be given priority when a vaccine is introduced. Angus Toulouse says H1N1 infection rates are...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Wuttunee Confirms Interest In Becoming FSIN Chief Friday, July 17, 2009 at 14:31 At least four people plan to run for chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. Yesterday, Red Pheasant Chief Sheldon Wuttunee, who also serves as tribal chief of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Gold Eagle Casino Profits Buy New Hospital Monitor Friday, July 17, 2009 at 13:57 Hospital patients in the Battlefords can be monitored much more easily now, thanks to the Battlefords Agency Tribal Council Community Development Corporation. Yesterday, the BATC...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Wollaston Lake Toddler Victim Of Dog Mauling Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 15:10 A dog attack in Wollaston Lake yesterday resulted in a two-year-old boy being airlifted to a hospital in Saskatoon. RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Carole Raymond says the incident occurred...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Highway Re-Opened After Washout Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 15:04 Road access to the northern Saskatchewan community of Sandy Bay was temporarily cut off today. A washout on Highway 135 between Pelican Narrows and Sandy Bay at the Mokamin River stranded...