by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
AREVA Mine Licence Challenged Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:25 A legal action has been filed in a federal court over the McClean Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. A group calling itself the Athabasca Regional Government is challenging a recent...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Fort A La Corne Glitters More Than Expected Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:22 Shore Gold says it’s discovered more diamonds than expected in the Fort a la Corne region. The company says they’re done a resource estimate on a section of land about...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
P.A. Doctor Outlines Nightmare H1N1 Scenario Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:17 A medical health officer in Prince Albert has released some startling predictions for the H1N1 flu virus. Dr. Khami Chokani says he expects the second wave of the virus to strike...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Rich Aboriginals Unlikely To Consider Suicide Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:16 New research suggests that being poor has far more impact than being Aboriginal, when it comes to considering suicide. A study on the links between income, Aboriginal status and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
RCMP Investigate Shooting On Onion Lake Reserve Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:15 Onion Lake RCMP, with the help of major crimes investigators, are probing the recent shooting of a 20-year-old man from Frog Lake, Alberta. According to the Mounties, the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Band Calls For Support On Elder Definition Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:13 The council of elders from the Peepeekisis First Nation met last night to speak out about a case that’s before the court. The elders say a federal decision defining “who...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Warm Weather Shifts Wild Rice Fortunes Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:09 This year’s wild rice harvest is going better than initally expected. La Ronge agriculture expert Gerry Ivanochko says recent warm temperatures have turned things around in many...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Bands Partner With Municipalities On Tourism Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:07 Several central Saskatchewan First Nations are teaming up with neighbouring municipalities to explore Aboriginal tourism opportunities in their region. The Kawacatoose, Day Star,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
N. Battleford, Sandy Bay Kids Get School Supplies Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 12:06 Students at an inner city school in North Battleford had something extra to take home yesterday. They received free backpacks from SaskPower’s Aboriginal Employee...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
H1N1 Could Hit Northern Reserves Hard Wednesday, September 09, 2009 at 12:06 The second wave of the H1N1 flu virus is expected to strike northern Saskatchewan in the next few months, with many new cases on First Nations reserves. Dr. Mandiangu Nsungu of the...
