by MBC News | Nov 18, 2011 | Current News
RCMP say an investigation into an apparent hunting accident near Meadow Lake should be wrapped up today or tomorrow. Police, ambulance and conservation officers were called to the scene — about 65 kilometres south of Meadow Lake near the Moose Country...
by MBC News | Nov 18, 2011 | Current News
A man from Porcupine Plain has been found guilty of catching protected fish from Tobin Lake. Gerald Campeau was fined $2,500. As well, for two years, he must also report any fishing activity — including fishing done under Treaty rights. Ministry of Environment...
by MBC News | Nov 18, 2011 | Current News
The National Panel on First Nations Elementary and Secondary Education has concluded its visit to Saskatchewan this week. Panel members met with teachers, First Nations leaders, parents and students. The panel says a day-long roundtable in Saskatoon highlighted the...
by MBC News | Nov 18, 2011 | Current News
There has been a reshuffling of some portfolios within the Ministry of First Nations and Metis Relations. La Ronge resident Toby Greschner, who has been the assistant deputy minister in recent years, has been taken out of his position and re-assigned to some other...
by MBC News | Nov 18, 2011 | Current News
About three dozen people took part in an Aboriginal business forum in Prince Albert yesterday. The event was aimed at jumpstarting discussions and business opportunities between local business and the Aboriginal business sector. Gene Kimbley is the CEO of Primrose...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2011 | Current News
Mounties in Meadow Lake were called into action yesterday after a canoeist became stranded on Waterhen Lake. RCMP say the man, 56-year-old Norman Martell, was reported as being in trouble around 11 a.m yesterday. Police say Martell’s canoe had become surrounded...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2011 | Current News
A La Ronge man accused of killing a Prince Albert teenager has made his first court appearance. This morning, 23-year-old Scott Leslie Keighley appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court to answer to a charge of second-degree murder. He is accused of taking the life...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2011 | Current News
Red Pheasant First Nation Chief Stewart Baptiste has been fined $750 for driving while disqualified. He has also lost his driver’s licence for a year. Baptiste was sentenced today in North Battleford Provincial Court after pleading guilty to the charge. On July...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2011 | Current News
A descendant of a member of Louis Riel’s inner circle took part in a vigil for the late Metis leader in Regina last night. It was the Regina Riel Metis Council’s third annual remembrance event, which was held on the 126th anniversary of Riel’s...
by MBC News | Nov 16, 2011 | Current News
A 23 year-old man from La Ronge has been arrested and charged with killing a teenager in Prince Albert. Crown prosecutors are currently determining whether the accused should face a count of first-degree or second-degree murder. It was Tuesday morning when the body of...
