Aboriginal Issues The Focus Of Discussion At National Forum

by | Aug 8, 2013

One of the co-founders of the Idle No More Movement is scheduled to speak at a major event in Toronto this week. Sheelah McLean will join former Prime Minister Paul Martin and Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo at the Couchiching Summer Conference. Started...

Gold Mining Company Resumes La Ronge Project Operations

by | Aug 8, 2013

Golden Band Resources says it has resumed full operations at its La Ronge Gold Project. Back in February, the company halted production at its Komis deposit and shut down the mill. A large turnover of company directors and administrative officials soon followed. An...

Saskatoon Métis Fiddle Fest Kicks Off

by | Aug 8, 2013

The sixteenth annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest kicked off on Thursday. The festival runs to Sunday, just southwest of Saskatoon. Festival organizer Vicki Arcand says one of the new features this year is a cultural camp. “The cultural camp workshop is traditional hands...

Jail Sentence Handed To Chief For Sexual Assault

by | Aug 7, 2013

Forty-eight-year-old Terrence McArthur was led from the courthouse in Carlyle this morning in handcuffs after being sentenced to nine months in jail followed by 12 months of probation. The sentence caught lawyers off guard. Both the prosecutor and the defence lawyer...

Walk For Missing Aboriginal Women Comes To Saskatchewan

by | Aug 7, 2013

A group of eight men and women are walking across Canada to raise awareness on the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Tears For Justice was in Saskatoon yesterday, is in North Battleford today and will be heading to Lloydminster tonight. Gladys Radek, the...

Protesters Rally In Front Of MNS Offices In Saskatoon

by | Aug 6, 2013

A group of about 20 angry protesters rallied in front of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan offices in Saskatoon on Monday afternoon. At issue is who runs the Métis Nation and a set of audited financial statements. The protesters accuse MNS President Robert Doucette of...

Smoke In La Ronge Expected To Linger For Next Few Days

by | Aug 6, 2013

A large low-pressure system is causing smoky conditions in La Ronge. Scott Wasylenchuk, of the provincial fire centre, says the system is sitting over Northern Manitoba and causing air to flow counter clock-wise. As a result he says smoke is coming in from that...

Redman Wins Re-Election Bid

by | Aug 6, 2013

Chief Roger Redman and six band councillors were sworn in this morning on the Standing Buffalo first nation in the Qu’Appelle valley about 80 kilometers northeast of Regina. They were elected to new terms following an election on Friday. Accountability and...

Healthy Baby Boy Delivered At Montreal Lake

by | Aug 6, 2013

It was a day to remember for a young family on the Montreal Lake First Nation. On Saturday paramedics rushed to the reserve for a report of a woman about to give birth. Spokesman Lyle Karasiuk says when they got there they found the woman was in advanced labour, and...