by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010 | 2008
Saskatchewan Uranium Giant Cutting Positions Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 15:43 A spokesman for Cameco says the company is laying off approximately 30 people around the province. Gord Struthers notes some of those will happen at the Cigar Lake uranium...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010 | 2008
Man Suing Province For Extended Stay In Custody Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 15:40 The provincial government has been hit with a lawsuit after a northern Saskatchewan man was wrongfully imprisoned for four-and-a-half months. 19-year-old Kyle Dufresne of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010 | 2008
Past Treaty Commissioner New Human Rights Watchdog Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 15:33 Saskatchewan is getting a new human rights commissioner. Judge David Arnot was appointed to the position today by Justice Minister Don Morgan. Arnot is the former federal...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010 | 2008
Tory Indigenous Rights Stance Still A Sore Point Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 15:31 The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the federal government’s continued efforts to avoid endorsing a UN resolution affirming Indigenous rights are...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010 | 2008
Ottawa Taken To Task Over Plight Of Native Women Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 15:06 The society that works for and with women and girls in the justice system says Canada is violating the human rights of Aboriginal women. The Canadian Association of Elizabeth...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010 | 2008
Land Near Dillon Still Up For Grabs Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 15:02 The provincial government pulled in $47.6 million through its most recent land sale. Ed Dancsok of Energy and Resources says it was the second-best total ever for a sale of petroleum and...