AFN Applauds Study On Aboriginal Learning

AFN Applauds Study On Aboriginal Learning Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 15:18     A new report is shedding some fresh light on how Aboriginal people learn.   “More Than Just Dropout Rates” is the title of the 80-page document compiled by the Canadian...

Cameco Moves To Concentrate On Uranium Business

Cameco Moves To Concentrate On Uranium Business Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 15:14     Cameco is selling its interest in gold, in order to focus on producing uranium.   The corporation is selling more than 88 million shares of Centerra at $10.25 per share.   A...

Former Chief Gets Eight Months For Buying Votes

Former Chief Gets Eight Months For Buying Votes Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 11:12     Former Red Pheasant First Nation chief Charles Meechance is going to jail for eight months for voter fraud.   Meechance received that sentence yesterday in North Battleford...

FNUC Students Protest Westerlund Departure

FNUC Students Protest Westerlund Departure Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 11:07     Students at the First Nations University of Canada are speaking out about the recent termination of a senior financial official.   Last week, Murray Westerlund was either fired or...

Canoe Lake Elders Concerned About Highway Closure

Canoe Lake Elders Concerned About Highway Closure Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 10:59     The provincial government says Hwy. 904 has been temporarily closed due to safety concerns.   The old road is located north of Dorintosh and stretches up to Hwy. 903 in the...

Big River Group To Meet With Government Reps

Big River Group To Meet With Government Reps Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 10:53     There may yet be life for the Big River sawmill.   A meeting has been arranged between a group working to get a timber supply for the Big River sawmill and the government.   It will...