by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Metis Senator Passes Away Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 16:41 A Metis senator from southern Saskatchewan has died. This afternoon the MNS issued a news release saying Senator Joseph Laurence Perreault had passed away. A well-respected elder who served on the RCMP...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
MLA Addresses Big City Homelessness Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 15:46 A Saskatoon MLA says utility rates in the province may be keeping some people from finding affordable places to live. Judy Junor recently held meetings with community agencies in Prince...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Metis Want Recognition In Batoche Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 15:45 A meeting will take place in Batoche next week to examine Metis history in the area and land-rights. John Henikenne of the Northwest Metis Cultural Preservation Society says the event is aimed...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
STC Bus Service Coming To The West Side Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 15:59 Highways Minister Buckley Belanger says a weekly scheduled service will start next spring. It will connect La Loche, Buffalo Narrows, Ile a-la Crosse and Beauval with Prince Albert. STC is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
PBCN members voting over commercial property Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 15:55 Saskatchewan’s largest First Nation is holding a referendum today over whether 23 parcels of land it owns across northeast Saskatchewan should be used for commercial purposes....
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Court allows urban natives to run for council Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 15:50 A court has ruled first nations members living off reserves can run in band council elections. The court struck down an election provision in the Indian Act that required band...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Liberals weigh in on new Indian Affairs minister Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 15:45 The Liberals’ Indian Affairs critic says Chuck Strahl won’t have an easy time in office unless he learns new tactics. Anita Neville says the new INAC minister has...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Suspects in Desjarlais murder to stand trial Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 15:40 Two men accused of killing another man in Prince Albert have been ordered to stand trial. A preliminary hearing for 22 year-old Dale Keenatch and 19 year-old Charles Townsend wrapped...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Big River Clinic back in business Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 15:34 The Big River clinic has re-opened. Dr. Anton Lukac recently resumed his duties at the facility, which has been without the services of a physician for the past several weeks. However officials...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Man Dies From Falling Off Car Hood In La Loche Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at 13:11 The RCMP believe a 28-year-old man killed in La Loche this past weekend was thrown off the hood of a car following a fight. The Mounties say their investigation to this point...
