by MBC News | Oct 15, 2012
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has become the first band in the province to offer child and family services both on- and off-reserve. Social Services Minister June Draude was in La Ronge today to officially sign the new agreement with the Lac La Ronge Indian Child and...
by MBC News | Oct 15, 2012
They saved a woman from a burning truck in a two-vehicle crash. Because of that, three Pelican Narrows men are receiving medals for bravery from Lt. Gov. Vaughn Schofield in Regina today. Steven Merasty, Kendall Linklater, and Larry Custer came upon a two-vehicle...
by MBC News | Oct 15, 2012
RCMP continue to investigate a fatal vehicle-pedestrian collision in the La Ronge area. Mounties say 31-year-old Jonathan Derek Charles was seriously injured while walking on Bells Point Road over the weekend. He was taken to the local health centre, where he...
by MBC News | Oct 15, 2012
RCMP have broken up an apparent grow op on the Pasqua First Nation. Mounties say officers raided a home on Saturday and discovered several cannibis marijuana plants. Thirty-year-old Corrine Keepness and 26-year-old Cordell Keepness each face charges of producing the...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2012
A few hundred people turned out to welcome the first-ever Indigenous Bishop for the Anglican Church of Saskatchewan. The Venerable, Adam Halkett, Archdeacon of Saskatchewan and priest-in-charge at St. Joseph’s, Montreal Lake First Nation was elected to the position of...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2012
Fear has eased on the Standing Buffalo First Nation after the arrests of three people accused in a double murder. 21 year-old Brittney Bear, 22 year-old Kody Bear and a 17 year-old male youth are all facing two counts of first-degree murder. Tensions are still high on...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2012
The Nekaneet First Nation has become the first band, covered under Treaty, to begin charging a Goods and Services Tax on its reserve. The move was made Wednesday. Up to now the only other First Nation in the province to charge GST was the Whitecap Dakota First Nation...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2012
Aboriginal business leaders are assembling in Ottawa next week. Monday is the opening day for the Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Conference and Trade show. Deputy Premiers, oil executives, trade delegates to Asia and a wide swath of other experts are expected to be in...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2012
A woman in Prince Albert says she thinks low-income earners would benefit if bus-hours in the city were extended. Currently bus service ends at 7:15. Colleen Whitedeer says that is a problem for some people in the west flat who don’t have cars. She notes all the...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2012
RCMP say they have begun a homicide investigation after the discovery of two bodies in a residence on the Standing Buffalo First Nation. Mounties say they came across the victims at around 4:50 a.m. today while responding to a complaint of people possibly...
