by MBC News | Aug 20, 2012 | Current News
It started as an armed robbery in Meadow Lake — and it ended with the suspect shooting at RCMP then taking his own life. The 37-year-old man, armed with a .22-caliber rifle, held up a gas station at about 2:00 Saturday afternoon. RCMP tracked him down a couple...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2012 | Current News
A man was arrested over the weekend after a stabbing and subsequent standoff on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Police surrounded a home early Saturday morning. A 20-year-old suspect was inside the residence, but eventually surrendered peacefully. He faces charges of...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2012 | Current News
A crash between a deer and a vehicle near the Muskoday First Nation sent one woman to hospital. The collision occurred just after 9:00 last night on Highway 3 near the Muskoday bridge. Lyle Karasiuk of Parkland Ambulance says, fortunately, the female driver was...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2012 | Current News
A long-time chief in northwest Saskatchewan has stepped down from his post. After 19 years of service, Roy Cheecham says he has enjoyed his time in office as leader of the Clearwater River Dene Nation, but he has decided to move onto different things. His resignation...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2012 | Current News
Sweetgrass First Nation resident Henry Beaudry and former Red Pheasant Cree Nation resident Gerald McMaster have another honour. Both were inducted into North Battleford’s Frontier Mall Wall of Fame on Saturday. Beaudry is a well-known painter and a grandson of...
by MBC News | Aug 20, 2012 | Current News
The official opening of a housing initiative for seniors in the Northern Village of Air Ronge was celebrated today. The federal and provincial governments are providing a combined $1.7 million for this project. The development consists of 12 two-bedroom units. The...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2012 | Current News
It will be a four-year journey but the major players have committed more than $8 million to fund the North American Indigenous games in Regina. They will be held in July of 2014. The process began in 2010, when the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations submitted...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2012 | Current News
A Christopher Lake man says he hopes to improve the governance-model and structure of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan — if elected president. Bryan Lee is one of the six people to toss their hats into the ring for the chance to lead the MN–S. The current...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2012 | Current News
A Nipawin man has been fined nearly 22-thousand dollars for evading taxes while living near North Battleford. 56-year-old John Wesley Scott pleaded guilty in North Battleford Provincial Court to evading taxes. Court was told Scott failed to report income totalling...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2012 | Current News
The nominees are in for this year’s election at Pinehouse. Incumbent mayor Mike Natamagon is letting his name stand for re-election. He will be opposed by challenger Dale Smith. There are four councilor’s chairs also up for grabs. 15 people have entered...
