by MBC News | Oct 26, 2011
A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for a stabbing last spring in La Loche. Jesse Montgrand was arrested after a 15-year-old girl was found injured at a home in the community on April 1st. The girl was taken to the local health clinic and then...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2011
The RCMP are looking for information on a break-in and assault on an elderly woman in Loon Lake. The incident happened early Monday morning at the Loon Lake Villa apartment. Police say the intruder entered an apartment and woke an elderly woman who was sleeping on the...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2011
The first Aboriginal candidate to run for the leadership of a federal political party is touring Saskatchewan. On Tuesday, Romeo Saganash met with members of the Little Pine and Sweetgrass First Nations. Before that, Saganash went door-knocking in Saskatoon. He says...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2011
A new short documentary is looking at the barriers for people on social assistance trying to rent in Regina. The film “Bridging the Gap” follows Alaina Harrison — a housing support worker at Carmichael Outreach — as she talks to both landlords...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2011
The new “Wapos Bay” film “Long Goodbyes” premiered at the closing night gala the imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival in Toronto this past weekend. Creator and producer Dennis Jackson says it was a great experience for the...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2011
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Vice-Chief Morley Watson was in Yorkton today denouncing remarks recently made by Saskatchewan Party candidate Greg Ottenbreit. Last week, Ottenbreit responded to a question on revenue sharing by saying First Nations may view...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2011
A man accused of killing another man on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation appeared in court today. Twenty-nine-year-old Dexter Gilbert Ermine has been charged with manslaughter. The body of 21-year-old Dereck Morin of Saskatoon was found on a grid road on the reserve on...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2011
A long-time chief of the Thunderchild First Nation has passed away. Winston Weekusk, who served as chief of the band for 12 years and another 30 years as a band councillor, died last week. Longtime friend and former FSIN chief Lawrence Joseph says he knew Weekusk for...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2011
A mechanic was hurt at the Buffalo Narrows airport Friday afternoon while working on a plane that had earlier experienced in-flight problems with its landing gear. Emergency personnel responded to a report of an aircraft that was having mechanical issues with its...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2011
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Wollaston Lake on Saturday for the new Hatchet Lake Band Store. Besides groceries, the “Wolly Mart” also has a gas bar, and future plans include a lumber yard. The grocery store includes a walk-in cooler and freezers,...
