by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
The unsettled weather today brought an unexpected sight at the Sturgeon Lake First Nation this morning. Band councilor Wesley Ballantyne says he and his sister spotted a funnel cloud on the south side of the lake: “There was kind of a strange cloud in the...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
The chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says the sheer number of documents they still need to receive from the federal government may make it very difficult for the commission to complete its work within the required mandate. Justice Murray Sinclair was...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
The families of two men killed in a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan two years ago are suing the airline for damages. Wade Cooper, 44, and Daniel Mantyka, 21, were passengers on a Lawrence Bay Airways float plane when it crashed into Buss Lake on June 30, 2011....
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
A house fire claimed a home at Potato Lake, south of La Ronge, yesterday. Flames broke out in the morning and engulfed the structure. Owner Tim Trottier says the house is completely gone. Fortunately, no one was hurt. At this point, Trottier says it’s not clear...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
There is good news for the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. Board chairman Felix Thomas updated chiefs on this year’s numbers during yesterday’s session of the FSIN Spring Legislative Assembly on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. He says, at the start...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2013
The Saskatchewan Party’s Saskatoon Fairview M-L-A was in La Ronge yesterday as part of the province’s anti-bullying public consultation process. As Legislative Secretary to the Education Minister, Jennifer Campeau is in charge of the initiative and will...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2013
Kimberly Jonathan has been officially reinstated as the First Vice-Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. At today’s spring assembly on the Whitecap reserve, chiefs voted to reinstate her by a count of 43 in favour, 2 opposed, and 5 abstentions....
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2013
RCMP say it could be several days before a positive identification is made on a body found yesterday on the One Arrow First Nation. Investigators believe the body had been in the water for a long time, making identification difficult. RCMP Cpl.l Rob King says the body...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2013
The spring sitting of the FSIN Legislative Assembly is underway on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. Senator Roland Crowe was one of the first speakers to take the podium this morning. He highlighted ongoing concerns with the giving out of pasture lands in the...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2013
A fire official with the province says they are keeping an eye on two wildfires north of La Ronge. The “Louie” fire is 2,000 hectares in size, while the Paull fire is significantly smaller than that. The blazes have caught the attention of an outfitter who...
