RCMP Search for Man Culprit in Deadly Hit-and-Run

RCMP Search for Man Culprit in Deadly Hit-and-Run Wednesday, April 06, 2011 at 15:14     RCMP are trying to find the culprit responsible for an apparent hit-and-run on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation over the weekend.   A 49-year-old man was discovered deceased on...

Fugitive Found

Fugitive Found Wednesday, April 06, 2011 at 15:12     A 27-year-old fugitive has been tracked down.   Jerry Tinker of Pinehouse had been missing since March 28th.   RCMP say they located him at a home in Prince Albert yesterday afternoon.   He was arrested without...

Beardys & Okemasis Mom Gives Birth in Ambulance

Beardys & Okemasis Mom Gives Birth in Ambulance Wednesday, April 06, 2011 at 15:11     A mother from the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation gave birth in an ambulance yesterday.   The 24-year-old woman was already experiencing contractions when paramedics...

Man Frustrated Town Says No to Another Taxi

Man Frustrated Town Says No to Another Taxi Wednesday, April 06, 2011 at 15:07     Frustration is setting in for a man who’s trying to set up a taxi business in Ile-a-la-Crosse.   Gerald Burnouf says he’s done everything required to launch his business:...

B.C. Uranium Company Secures Leases

B.C. Uranium Company Secures Leases Wednesday, April 06, 2011 at 15:04     A company from B.C. recently secured three mineral leases from the provincial government.   Hathor Uranium discovered its “Roughrider” uranium deposit in 2008.   The stake is...

Pinehouse, Patuanak Passed Initial Screening

Pinehouse, Patuanak Passed Initial Screening Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 16:21     Pinehouse and the English River First Nation have passed an initial site screening for hosting a potential nuclear waste storage facility.   Both northern communities have indicated some...

One Dead, Six Injured After Head-on Collision

One Dead, Six Injured After Head-on Collision Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 16:19     A 24 year-old man from the Pelican Lake First Nation is dead after a head-on collision Sunday night.   RCMP responded to the crash 20 kilometres north of Chitek Lake on grid road 945.  ...

Accused in Manslaughter Opts for Judge & Jury

Accused in Manslaughter Opts for Judge & Jury Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 15:43     A 23-year-old La Ronge man has elected trial by Queen’s Bench judge and jury in the death of a 40-year-old man in February.   Corey Alexander Clarke appeared in La Ronge...

Healthy Eating Costly in North: Report

Healthy Eating Costly in North: Report Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 15:15     A report about food costs in the province’s north has again revealed that it costs much more to eat healthy in northern Saskatchewan than in the South.   The Cost of Healthy Eating in...

FSIN Chief Wishes For More Aboriginal Candidates

FSIN Chief Wishes For More Aboriginal Candidates Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at 15:13     The Chief of the FSIN wonders why federal parties don’t do more to attract First Nations candidates.   Chief Guy Lonechild wishes there were more First Nations candidates...