by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
Kamsack RCMP have laid more charges in the effort to crack down on illegal trafficking of prescription drugs. A 49-year-old man from the Keeseekoose First Nation was arrested following a traffic stop last Friday. RCMP Sgt. Gregory Nichol says people using the drugs...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
Officials in La Ronge are discussing the formation of a new ground search and rescue unit. This past weekend, the RCMP search team from Regina was called in to help locate a woman who had gone missing while picking berries. La Ronge RCMP Sgt. Rene Giroux says it took...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
A man accused of stabbing another man in the face has pleaded guilty to two charges, and will be sentenced in October. Twenty-four-year-old Alex Wapass appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court yesterday for a two-day preliminary hearing. But that hearing ended...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
Spiritwood RCMP are looking to the public for assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old. Police say Jerome Davis Harris was reported missing on August 4th and was reportedly seen at the Big River First Nation by his friends in the early morning hours of August 1st....
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says it has received word there will be less government money for on-reserve housing this year. According to the FSIN — Saskatchewan’s budget allocation from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has been...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
The provincial government has released its first-quarter report on losses of public money and two northern health regions are involved. Saskatchewan Health says an employee of the Athabasca Health Authority has been fired for using a corporate credit card for personal...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
The leader of an Alberta First Nation says she wants bands across the Prairies to pull together to address the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement of 1930. Rose Laboucan spoke this morning in Prince Albert at the opening day of a summit on the NRTA. She says the...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
Parkland College in Fort Qu’Appelle and the First Nations University of Canada are partnering up to provide a Bachelor of Education program aimed at First Nations teachers. The long-term goal is a higher graduation rate for First Nations students, and a ready...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
An RCMP search team out of Regina was sent north on the weekend to search for a missing berry picker. A 58-year-old woman was reported missing in the Hall Lake area after leaving her home Saturday afternoon and not returning that evening. The RCMP was notified late...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2012
Saskatoon Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 33-year-old man. Jason Desjarlais was reported missing by family on July 27th — but hasn’t been heard from since mid-July. Family, friends and police are concerned, as it is his...
