Fond du Lac Hosts Economic Summit

Fond du Lac Hosts Economic Summit Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:48     A northern economic summit is underway in Fond du Lac today.   The two-day meeting will focus on some key projects facing the community.   One is the proposed creation of a windmill turbine to...

Cumberland House Water Levels Could Exceed 2005

Cumberland House Water Levels Could Exceed 2005 Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:47     Water levels around Cumberland House may now exceed levels the community saw in 2005.   The North Saskatchewan has peaked in Edmonton and will likely reach Prince Albert by the end of...

HSAS Workers Strike in PA

HSAS Workers Strike in PA Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:46     Picket signs went up in Prince Albert this morning.   Members of the Health Sciences Association demonstrated outside an addictions office in the city.   The workers, many of whom are hospital pharmacists,...

Indigenous Filmmaking Festival Features Animation

Indigenous Filmmaking Festival Features Animation Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:44     An Indigenous filmmaking festival is hosting an animation celebration in Regina for National Aboriginal Day.   Children are invited to take part in an animation workshop in Wascana...

Northern Sask Has Most Single-Parent Homes

Northern Sask Has Most Single-Parent Homes Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:42     The Conference Board of Canada says Northern Saskatchewan is leading the way when it comes to single-parent families in the country.   A new study by the board found that Northern...

Handbook Features Northern Artist Information

Handbook Features Northern Artist Information Monday, June 20, 2011 at 12:40     A handbook featuring northern artists has been rolled out.   The book contains photos and write-ups of 67 artists in 22 different communities.   It was created by the Northern...

Emergency Officials Keep Eye On Cumberland House

Emergency Officials Keep Eye On Cumberland House Friday, June 17, 2011 at 15:26     High water levels appear imminent at Cumberland House.   Three giant berms are currently being constructed in the community as rain and water from downstream fill up lakes and rivers...

Human Rights Protection On-Reserve Begins Tomorrow

Human Rights Protection On-Reserve Begins Tomorrow Friday, June 17, 2011 at 15:09     This weekend marks the start of a new chapter for human rights on First Nations.   Starting tomorrow, the exemption that prevented members on reserves from filing human rights...

Study Pegs Aboriginal Spending At $24 Billion

Study Pegs Aboriginal Spending At $24 Billion Friday, June 17, 2011 at 14:57     A business expert says he thinks a lot of people will be surprised by a new study on the spending power of Aboriginal people in Canada.   TD Economics estimates the combined spending...

Woman Pleads Guilty In Reserve Manslaughter Case

Woman Pleads Guilty In Reserve Manslaughter Case Friday, June 17, 2011 at 14:50     A woman is facing the possibility of spending six years in jail relating to the death of her uncle on the Muscowpetung First Nation this past January.   Twenty-six-year-old Seanna Rae...