Sandy Bay Nurse Fired For Defrauding Health Region

A Sandy Bay nurse has been fired after it was discovered she over billed for more than $3,000 in pay, did online gambling while at work and even treated dogs at the local clinic. The nurse, who worked at the local health centre until July 2012, faces a charge of...

Search For Missing First Nations Teen Resumes

Volunteers are needed in a renewed search for a teen who has been missing from the Muskowekan First Nation since the spring of 2011. Seventeen-year-old Cody Wolfe was last seen on Apr. 29, 2011, leaving his grandmother’s home. He was walking to a friend’s house but...

Pasqua First Nation Signs Off On Flood Settlement Agreement

Ottawa, the province and the Pasqua First Nation signed off on a $20-million flood claim settlement on Wednesday. The Pasqua First Nation is the last band in the Qu’Appelle Valley to finalize this type of agreement. The deal provides a one-time payout to the band as...

FSIN Urges Bands To Draft Their Own Education Acts

Saskatchewan First Nations are being asked to draft their own education legislation by the end of August. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is making the call in response to the Harper government’s own First Nations Education Act, which the organization...

Rio Tinto Moves Forward On Uranium Project In Northern Sask

Mining company Rio Tinto is moving ahead on the Roughrider uranium project in the Athabasca basin. From June 20 to July 4, the mining company held community consultation meetings in the far northern communities of Hatchet Lake, Black Lake, Stony Rapids, Fond du Lac...

Sask First Nations To Host Alternative Meeting To AFN Assembly

There is expected to be some lively debate at a national treaty gathering in Saskatchewan this upcoming weekend, but two of the major players are downplaying reports of a rift developing between Indigenous groups and the Assembly of First Nations. The chief of the...

Prince Albert Hosts FASD Workshop

Strategies on managing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder were the topic of discussion at a workshop in Prince Albert on Tuesday. The FASD Support Network of Saskatchewan hosted the workshop, which took place at the Travelodge Hotel. The organization’s executive director...

Flood Waters Continue To Threaten Hwy 2 North Of PA

Rising waters have again caused some delays on a portion of Hwy 2. The department of highways says water is now on the road surface about 11 kilometres north of Prince Albert. Ministry spokesperson Joel Cherry says there is flag persons in the area and drivers are...