by MBC News | Sep 5, 2013 | Current News
After three days, the Woodland Cree Gathering wraps up this afternoon. The annual event is an informal gathering for members of the Montreal Lake, Peter Ballantyne and Lac La Ronge Indian bands. Elmer Ballantyne, who handles public relations for the gathering, says...
by MBC News | Sep 4, 2013 | Current News
Officials with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band are expressing disappointment after a judge turned down efforts to have the Timber Bay school included in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Justice Neil Gabrielson handed down his decision yesterday. A...
by MBC News | Sep 4, 2013 | Current News
The Town of La Ronge has formally reached an agreement with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band over the formation of an urban reserve. Last month, the federal Minister of Aboriginal Affairs signed the necessary documents to declare the land an urban reserve. In March 2011,...
by MBC News | Sep 3, 2013 | Current News
The alarming death of a 6-year-old boy on the Kahkewistahaw First Nation last month became even more shocking on Tuesday. RCMP say the suspect in the death of Lee Bonneau is himself a boy under the age of 12. Staff Sgt. Larry Brost provided what little information he...
by MBC News | Sep 3, 2013 | Current News
Three people charged after a weekend shooting in North Battleford were in court today. The incident, which occurred in the area of Diefenbaker Drive and St Laurent Drive, was reported early Sunday morning. The 23-year-old male victim was taken to Battlefords Union...
by MBC News | Sep 3, 2013 | Current News
Officials with Correctional Services Canada will be reviewing the circumstances surrounding the weekend death of an inmate in Saskatoon. On Sunday, 47-year-old Robert Prince died at the Regional Psychiatric Centre institutional hospital. Prince had been serving a...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2013 | Current News
A provincial committee is recommending tougher penalties for drinking drivers and increased powers for police to impose immediate suspensions and impound vehicles. In all, there are 26 recommendations in a traffic safety committee report which was released Friday...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2013 | Current News
Funeral services were held in Regina Friday afternoon for a boy killed on the Kahkewistahaw First Nation last week. Six-year-old Lee Bonneau died as a result of severe trauma suffered during an assault. He was in foster care and staying on the reserve when he died. In...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2013 | Current News
His nights on the roof have paid off. Souls Harbour rescue mission has exceeded this year’s campaign objective and raised more than $60,000 dollars to shelter the homeless. Executive director of the mission Joe Miller spent the week on the roof of the building to...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2013 | Current News
The Saskatchewan government’s decision to replace forest fire tower employees with automated cameras continues to generate controversy with the workers’ union. Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union President Bob Bymoen says with the elimination of...
