by MBC News | May 8, 2012
The Assembly of First Nations is continuing to stand firm behind recent legal action taken against a Calgary-based law firm. Blott and Company represents over 4,000 people who are seeking compensation from the government for abuse suffered at residential schools. It...
by MBC News | May 7, 2012
A man from the Muskowekwan First Nation will be going to trial in Court of Queen’s Bench to face a charge of first-degree murder. Everett Tirrel Bruce was 18 years old when he was arrested in connection with the death of 81-year-old William Pambrun. Punnichy...
by MBC News | May 7, 2012
Family members sobbed and cried in court today at the sentencing hearing for the man accused of taking the life of a 14-year-old girl. Montana Netmaker was riding her bike through Prince Albert on April 11th of last year when she was killed in a hit and run....
by MBC News | May 7, 2012
The Member of Parliament for northern Saskatchewan is defending his government’s approach to Aboriginal health. Rob Clarke says recent cuts to some programming done by national organizations won’t impact health delivery at the grassroots level. Some of the...
by MBC News | May 7, 2012
RCMP have seized a variety of drugs after exercising two search warrants on homes in La Loche. Cst. Anthony Bear says the seizure occurred on Saturday and was done with the help of the street enforcement team out of Prince Albert. Francois Herman and Brendon Herman...
by MBC News | May 4, 2012
A Prince Albert man who is accused of being behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck and killed an aboriginal girl — is in more hot water. Police have arrested Leslie Samoleski after he allegedly broke the conditions of his release. Sergeant Kelly Mclean says...
by MBC News | May 4, 2012
A gang-expert in the country says he doubts a proposed government bill designed to stop young people from joining gangs will do what it’s supposed to. Dr. Mark Totten is a sociologist and author of the book “Nasty, Brutish and Short: The Lives of Gang Members in...
by MBC News | May 4, 2012
Well a good deed on a cold stretch of winter ice is being remembered today by a grateful family. It was just a few weeks ago that Stan Reynolds and his family were driving across Lake Athabasca. Suddenly their truck fell about one and a half feet through the ice and...
by MBC News | May 4, 2012
Ten high school students from Northern Saskatchewan will be in Regina next week to learn about the provincial government. The students hail from the communities of Cumberland House, Turnor Lake and Buffalo Narrows. They’re due to arrive on Sunday. From Monday...
by MBC News | May 4, 2012
Officials at Golden Band Resources say they’re pleased with some recent drilling results at the Roy Lloyd Gold Mine. Vice-president Rodney Orr says more pockets of so-called “nuggety gold” have been discovered at the site. He expects this will add another 15 months of...
