by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
Foul Play Suspected in PA Man’s Death Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 16:36 RCMP say foul play is suspected in the death of a Prince Albert man. 57 year-old Roger Byer was reported missing on January 26th. Searches turned up nothing until last week when a...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
Northern Communities to Benefit from Housing Money Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 14:08 Several northern communities stand to benefit from new social housing money announced yesterday by the government. According to Roger Parenteau of the Saskatchewan Housing...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
Shore Gold, Aboriginal Groups Reach Agreement Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 14:05 Three Aboriginal groups have reached agreements with Shore Gold to provide environmental impact statements on a proposed diamond mine. One group is the Sturgeon Lake First Nation....
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
Society Says Funding Cut Because Outspoken Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 14:03 A spokesman for a national residential school survivors’ organization says it’s being punished for speaking out on issues. Executive Director Mike Cachagee says the federal government...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
Province, Metis Partner in Suicide Prevention Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 14:00 The Ministry of Health and the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan are developing a youth suicide prevention project in the north. According to a news release, the project is receiving...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
Ottawa Granted Extention to Amend Indian Act Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 15:04 The Canadian government has been granted an extension in the length of time it has to amend the Indian Act. Ottawa was originally supposed to amend the act sometime today. A court in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
George Gordon First Nation Elects New Chief Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 14:57 The George Gordon First Nation elected a former member of the FSIN executive as its chief. Glen Pratt, a former FSIN Vice-Chief, won a landslide victory with 455 votes. He defeated...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
2010 First Nations Winter Games Underway Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 14:54 Competition at the 2010 First Nations Winter Games got underway Tuesday in Saskatoon. Since the games began in 1974, the number of competitors has grown from around 500 to 3,500 athletes...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
Provincial Women’s Group Re-elects Incumbent Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 14:23 The Saskatchewan Aboriginal Women’s Circle Corporation re-elected its incumbent as president. Judy Hughes, a Metis woman originally from Bertwell, will serve another term...
by bryanorthner | Sep 5, 2010 | Current News
Governments Provide Millions for Social Housing Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at 14:20 The provincial and federal governments are providing millions of dollars for social housing projects in Saskatchewan. Twenty-three million dollars have been earmarked for 219...
