by MBC News | Oct 2, 2012 | Current News
Results of an air quality test at Poundmaker School are expected any day now. The consultant who performed the tests is currently interpreting those results. Once that has been done, the results will be shared with the Poundmaker Cree Nation and the Department of...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2012 | Current News
The Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority is confirming that a lawsuit has been filed against it by the federal government.In an email, the health region says the statement of claim is in the amount of $355,520.It says the issue in question dates back to a period...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2012 | Current News
The president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan says he is glad Metis in Manitoba have secured a deal on hunting and fishing rights. Robert Doucette says it is always good to see government and the Metis settling their differences this way rather than going...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2012 | Current News
The official candidates list has been released for the coming Prince Albert Grand Council Athabasca Vice Chief election. There are six people in the running. Four candidates are from Fond du Lac — incumbent Don Deranger, Victor Fern, Diane McDonald and Napoleon...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2012 | Current News
A Sweetgrass First Nation man is serving two-and-a-half years for criminal harassment of a witness — his girlfriend. Austin Kenneth Paskemin pleaded guilty last week to two counts. One charge was for trying to persuade his girlfriend to lie to police and the...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2012 | Current News
Officials at Cameco say a caribou that got into a water collection pond at the Key Lake uranium mine site shouldn’t pose a threat to the environment. The incident happened on the evening of April 22nd. Officials say the caribou was likely chased there by wolves...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2012 | Current News
Enrolment is up at the First Nations University of Canada as it begins a new school year. FNUniv president Doyle Anderson notes the institution has been struggling since 2010, when it temporarily lost federal and provincial funding. But he says the process of...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2012 | Current News
A long-time northern Saskatchewan lawyer has been appointed to the bench in La Ronge. Saskatchewan Justice has named Bob Lane as its new judge in the community. Lane replaces Judge Felicia Daunt, who is transferring to Prince Albert. For 33 years, Lane has worked on...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2012 | Current News
Two suspects in a serious stabbing in Regina early yesterday are making their first court appearances today. A 37-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman are each facing charges of attempted murder. Darren Douglas Sinner and Jerry Michael Felecity Desjarlais were taken...
by MBC News | Sep 28, 2012 | Current News
Regina police have issued a public alert about a dangerous offender now living in the community. Forty-three-year-old Lorne Winston Moosomin is considered a high risk to re-offend. He has a history of drug abuse and violent behaviour, and his victims range in age from...
