by MBC News | Jan 12, 2015 | Current News
Convicted child molester Paul Leroux is out of jail on full parole after spending just one year in prison. The former employee at the Beauval Indian Residential School was found guilty on various charges of indecent assault and gross indecency and sentenced to three...
by MBC News | Jan 12, 2015 | Current News
The Transportation Safety Broad is moving ahead with plans to conduct a Safety Issues Investigation into air taxi operations in Canada. Officials say the air taxi sector, which includes float plane operations, has seen 175 deaths over the last 10 years which amounts...
by MBC News | Jan 9, 2015 | Current News
A statement of claim launched by two northern Saskatchewan First Nations over hunting rights in a bombing range is headed to trial. A Federal Court justice made that ruling earlier this week in denying the Crown’s application to have the case dismissed. The...
by MBC News | Jan 9, 2015 | Current News
The Pasqua First Nation is praising a recent court decision. According to a press release from the band, a judge dismissed a motion by the Saskatchewan government Thursday to prevent the federal government from hearing a Treaty Land Entitlement dispute. The band...
by MBC News | Jan 9, 2015 | Current News
Lawyers for Douglas Hales have officially filed an appeal of his recent murder conviction. The defence lawyers say much of what was presented at the trial is inadmissible evidence. Hales was convicted last month of second-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old...
by MBC News | Jan 9, 2015 | Current News
A piece of art that measures 40 feet by seven feet tells the story of 126 years of residential schools in Canada. The artist collected artifacts from the schools and other institutions to put together what he calls his most important piece ever. The “ Witness Blanket”...
by MBC News | Jan 9, 2015 | Current News
Investigators say a pilot killed in a crash in the Northwest Territories made poor choices, including taking off in a damaged plane. A report by the Transportation Safety Board says the pilot was also feeling ill the day of the crash but refused to call in sick. The...
by MBC News | Jan 8, 2015 | Current News
Vince Natomagan will not be the the Saskatchewan Party candidate in northwest Saskatchewan after all. The 45-year-old radio broadcaster and economic development official in Pinehouse is pulling out of the race for the party’s nomination in Athabasca. At last...
by MBC News | Jan 8, 2015 | Current News
The Regina man accused of beating a toddler to death in June of 2012 repeatedly told police he did not do it. The video recorded interrogation of 34-year-old Adam Cyr was played for the jury today during his second-degree murder trial. During the interrogation, Cyr...
by MBC News | Jan 7, 2015 | Current News
** RCMP say Madeline Lachance has been found safe and sound. ** Big River RCMP are hoping the public can help in locating a 14-year-old girl. Mounties have been told Madeline Angela Lachance walked away from a residence on the Big River First Nation just before 8...
