by MBC News | Apr 11, 2012 | Current News
A former Gold Eagle Casino dealer charged with cheating his employer has been told to come up with $1,000 restitution every two weeks — or he could go to jail. Last fall, Christopher Stone Spyglass pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000. In January, Stone Spyglass...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2012 | Current News
The La Ronge and District Chamber of Commerce could be heading into the final days of its existence. The organization recently put out a call for members, but only six people attended its annual general meeting held last night. Chamber president Gary Veteri says there...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2012 | Current News
The Town of La Ronge is conducting a municipal census next week to get an accurate count of the number of people living in the community. An appeal was launched with Statistics Canada after the last federal census indicated the town’s population had dropped....
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2012 | Current News
Arson charges have been laid against two people after a fire wiped out a mobile home on the Black Lake First Nation. Thirty-four-year-old Kevin Melvin Sayazie of the Black Lake First Nation is charged with breaking and entering, mischief, and arson. He is still in...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2012 | Current News
An outreach group in Alberta has a new plan for tackling homelessness. The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness wants communities to stop thinking about the problem as a short-term issue. The organization’s president, Tim Richter, says getting homeless people into...
by MBC News | Apr 10, 2012 | Current News
Police and the fire commissioner’s office are investigating a suspicious grass fire on the Sweetgrass First Nation. It is one of two fires that hit the reserve over the past three days. One fire broke out Monday and jumped across Highway 40. Firefighters thought they...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2012 | Current News
Emergency crews in Prince Albert were called out this afternoon after a pedestrian fell into the North Saskatchewan river. The incident happened shortly before 2:00 p.m. Parkland Ambulance says a middle-aged male fell over the retaining wall into the water near the...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2012 | Current News
Aboriginal employment shot up sharply in Saskatchewan last month, according to the provincial government. Off-reserve employment was up by 4,700 positions, a 13% increase. That figure has gone up for 10 months in a row. Aboriginal youth employment rose by 800...
by MBC News | Apr 5, 2012 | Current News
The lasting effects of racism were discussed at length today in Prince Albert. Author and public speaker Tim Wise spoke to a crowd of about 50 business leaders, civic officials and other members of the community at the Northern Lights Casino. Originally from...
by MBC News | Apr 4, 2012 | Current News
The Prince Albert Grand Council is slamming the provincial government over its decision to eliminate the freight subsidy for commercial fishers in this spring’s budget — saying it “could cost thousands of First Nations jobs”. The PAGC says the...
