by MBC News | May 24, 2012 | Current News
A high-risk sexual offender living in Saskatoon has been taken into custody for breaching conditions of his release. Police say Richard James Netmaker was arrested yesterday for violating a curfew. Netmaker chose to live in Saskatoon following his release from federal...
by MBC News | May 24, 2012 | Current News
RCMP have confirmed the identity of a missing Saskatoon man who drowned in Cowan Lake on the long weekend. Police say an autopsy was done today on the body of 23-year-old Colton James Thieman. He was reported missing Sunday when the pontoon boat he was in broke down...
by MBC News | May 24, 2012 | Current News
Forty years ago, a TV program identified Pinehouse as the alcoholism capital of northern Saskatchewan. A health worker says Pinehouse now has one of the lowest crime rates in the province’s north. Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region worker Phyllis Smith says...
by MBC News | May 23, 2012 | Current News
A traditional Denesuline assembly is underway this week in northwest Saskatchewan. The week-long event is being attended by a few dozen people who are discussing a number of issues. Organizer Roger Deranger says anyone is welcome to attend the meeting, which is being...
by MBC News | May 23, 2012 | Current News
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Dutchess of Cornwall, were greeted by hundreds of well wishers at the Saskatchewan legislative building today. It was their first public event, in what turned out to be a very busy day for the royal couple. The rain held off...
by MBC News | May 23, 2012 | Current News
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is holding a special assembly on gaming this week in Prince Albert. Topics up for discussion include amendments to the Indian Gaming Act, the gaming framework agreement, the transitional plan and the casino operating...
by MBC News | May 23, 2012 | Current News
The Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation is looking for a bigger police presence on the reserve. According to former chief Rick Gamble, the RCMP is expected to provide the band with officers who spend 80% of their time on the First Nation. Gamble says the band...
by MBC News | May 23, 2012 | Current News
A body believed to be that of a missing Saskatoon man has been recovered from Cowan Lake. Big River RCMP had been searching for 23-year-old Colton James Thieman, who went missing on Sunday. Police say he was last seen after jumping from a pontoon boat into the water....
by MBC News | May 22, 2012 | Current News
A trial has begun at Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench for a man accused of killing another man on the Mistawasis First Nation over a decade ago. Curtis Nataucappo sat quietly in court this afternoon, looking ahead, while lawyers argued his case before a...
by MBC News | May 22, 2012 | Current News
Friday’s election results on the Poundmaker Cree Nation may be appealed. Wes Favel, a spokesman for a group called Concerned Citizens of Poundmaker, says they are unhappy with the outcome. He says under band custom rules, people convicted of theft can’t...
