Meadow Lake Candidates Spar Over Nuclear Waste Storage

Two provincial election candidates from Meadow Lake are trading barbs over the issue of nuclear waste storage in the province. Yesterday, the NDP’s Helen Ben issued a press release where she appeared to link the provincial government’s study on nuclear power...

SIGA Allowed To Sue Acting FSIN Chief’s Assistant

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has won a legal victory in its bid to sue a former director of the corporation. Saskatoon lawyer Bob Kennedy says an application by his client Shelly Bear to get the lawsuit against her dropped has failed. He explains they...

RCMP Arrest Youth Suspect In La Ronge Armed Robbery

A 17-year-old-male is the second person being charged in connection with an armed robbery in the La Ronge area. The theft took place over the weekend at a business on a local reserve. The youth is charged with robbery with a firearm, pointing a firearm, using a...

Woman Who Lied About Sexual Assault Gets More Time In Jail

A woman who falsely accused a police officer of sexual assault has now been sentenced for assaulting a police officer. Thirty-seven-year-old Myrtle Chamakese of the Pelican Lake First Nation received three months in jail. That will be tacked on to the six months she...

Man From Moosomin Reserve Honoured For Bravery

A 24-year-old Moosomin First Nation man received a silver medal for bravery yesterday. Tyler Mooswa received the medal for saving his two-year-old sister from their burning house. The fire broke out on the morning of April 11th last year. Tyler woke his mom and told...

Man Charged After Armed Robbery On La Ronge-area Reserve

A La Ronge man is facing charges after a weekend armed robbery. The incident in the 200 block of Bell’s Point Road was reported around 1:30 Saturday afternoon. RCMP say the suspects took off on foot and several items of clothing were found in a wooded area. The...