by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
An Aboriginal group that assists First Nations with governance issues has seen its funding cut. Earlier this week, the National Centre for First Nations Governance announced it had lost its annual funding from Ottawa. The organization says it only has enough money to...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
Two people have been arrested and warrants have also been issued for two others after a violent break-in on the Muskoday First Nation. RCMP officers discovered two injured women at a residence on the reserve after being summoned there on Friday afternoon. Authorities...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
A La Ronge couple has been fined $62,192 after pleading guilty to charges of tax evasion related to their restaurant. Quang Minh Ly and Phung Ngu own Vickie Saigon Bistro. The Canada Revenue Agency says that both individuals deliberately failed to report any customer...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
Communities within the Prince Albert Grand Council are taking steps to buckle up. SGI has selected the PAGC to take part in its annual Seatbelt Challenge. The campaign has been going on since 2008. Two other communities in southeast and southwest Saskatchewan are also...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2012
RCMP say roads were icy and slippery at the time of a fatal rollover in northern Saskatchewan over the weekend. The crash took place on a grid road just south of Patuanak shortly before midnight on Saturday. The rollover claimed the life of one person and left two...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2012
Two men charged following a riot in La Loche last year will be going to trial on November 5th. Twenty-seven-year-old Fabian Laprise and 25-year-old Randall Laprise appeared in La Loche Provincial Court yesterday. They face numerous charges, including assaulting a...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2012
A four-unit rental housing complex for Metis families in Yorkton has officially opened. The Provincial Metis Housing Corporation was in charge of the project and received about $900,000 from the province. PMHC General Manager Greg MacLeod says the total cost for the...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2012
The latest Aboriginal Governance Index compiled by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy has been released. This year, five First Nations in Saskatchewan are among the top ten Aboriginal communities — based on survey responses from band members. The organization...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2012
One of three men charged following a riot in La Loche last fall has been sentenced to six months time served. In La Loche Provincial Court on Tuesday, 22-year-old Deano LaPrise entered a guilty plea to uttering threats and participating in a riot. Nine other charges...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2012
A northern Aboriginal investment company is now a part owner of West Wind Aviation. Athabasca Basin Development has purchased just under 30% of the Saskatoon-based corporation. Officials with West Wind say there will be no changes to the company’s current...
