New Student Housing in Meadow Lake

New Student Housing in Meadow Lake Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 14:09     Northwest Regional College has taken the wraps off some new student housing.   Ninty-six beds for students with families are now available at the school’s Meadow Lake Campus.   Three townhouses...

Deschambault Lake Man Missing

Deschambault Lake Man Missing Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 14:47     RCMP are searching for a missing Deschambault Lake man who hasn’t been seen since a violent storm last night.   Police say 28-year-old Albert Justin Custer was picking mushrooms about five...

Stand-off at Kinistin

Stand-off at Kinistin Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 14:46     It was a busy day for RCMP officers on the Kinistin First Nation yesterday.   Officers were dispatched to a home early in the morning for a report of a stabbing.   Along the way they discovered a...

Court Decision Reaffirms Rights: MNC President

Court Decision Reaffirms Rights: MNC President Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 14:43     The president of the Metis National Council says a recent court decision in Alberta reaffirms Metis rights across the country.   Clem Chartier was one of the lawyers who recently...

New Health Report Looks at Best Practices

New Health Report Looks at Best Practices Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 14:43     One member of the Manitoba health community says he hopes a new report on the health of Aboriginal women and children will help educate the public at large.   Dr. Michael Moffatt of...

Lonechild Wants Job Back or Legal Action

Lonechild Wants Job Back or Legal Action Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at 14:40     Suspended FSIN Chief Guy Lonechild says if he doesn’t hear from those who kicked him out, he will more than likely file legal papers next week.   This morning Lonechild held a news...

Muskowekwan Teen Girl Found

Muskowekwan Teen Girl Found Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at 14:37     RCMP say a teen from the Muskowekwan First Nation who has been the subject of a search has been found safe and sound.   Fifteen-year-old Moondust Star Walton was located at a rural residence in the...

Metis Citizens Want Leaders to Get to Work

Metis Citizens Want Leaders to Get to Work Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at 14:37     Some Metis citizens have tasked their leaders with moving forward on constitutional reform.   This past weekend, Metis people met in Saskatoon, after signing a petition calling for the...

New Outfitter Guidelines Proposed

New Outfitter Guidelines Proposed Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at 14:35     Some new guidelines are being proposed for outfitters in the province.   The Saskatchewan Outfitters Association is looking at adopting best-practices in an effort to weed out unlicensed camps.  ...

Forest Company Seeking Timber Allocation

Forest Company Seeking Timber Allocation Tuesday, August 09, 2011 at 14:15     Carrier Forest Products is said to have its eye on a timber allocation in Northwest Saskatchewan.   The company announced last week it plans to re-establish a sawmill and planer-mill near...