by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013 | Current News
RCMP have tracked down a wanted man.Mounties say 23 year-old Joseph Desjarlais was nabbed after a foot chase Tuesday on the Fishing Lake First Nation.Members of the Yorkton Detachment were assisted by the Swift Current K-9 Unit in apprehending the suspect.Sergeant...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013 | Current News
A 44-year-old man accused of using Facebook to threaten employees of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has had the charge withdrawn. Fraser Daniel Cook appeared in Stanley Mission court Tuesday. Cook, a member of the La Ronge band, was arrested last December and charged...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013 | Current News
HIV/AIDS rates in Saskatchewan are the highest in Canada and the Aboriginal community is amongst the most affected. The Saskatoon AIDS Walk For Life takes place on Sept. 22 with the goal of raising greater awareness and $50,000. Kevin Seesequasis, who works with the...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013 | Current News
It has been almost a week since anyone last heard from a 17-year-old Winnipeg girl who was visiting family in Regina. Alanna Ross Cochrane left a home in the central part of the city on Aug. 8. She never returned to the home, nor did she show up back in Winnipeg....
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013 | Current News
The Green Party is calling on Premier Brad Wall to take over the Northern Affairs file. Victor Lau says he feels the move would make sense on a number of fronts. One, he says the province is benefiting economically from several development projects in the north but...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2013 | Current News
The band council of the Pheasant Rump First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan has accepted the chief’s resignation and is now attempting to re-negotiate a $47,000 severance package for Terrance McArthur, saying the small first nation can not afford it. He was...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2013 | Current News
Dozens of Metis rallied in a Prince Albert park yesterday to protest governance issues within the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan.Darlene McKay is an area director in Prince Albert.She says the MNS has been given between seven to nine million dollars to create a registry...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2013 | Current News
A 98-year-old man was assaulted on the Wahpeton Dakota First Nation over the weekend.Prince Albert paramedics report that it happened shortly before midnight on Friday.They haven’t detailed the nature of his injuries or the type of assault — but Parkland...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2013 | Current News
La Ronge RCMP are looking for a suspect after an attempted armed robbery on the weekend.The incident on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band was reported around 10:30 Saturday evening.Police say a masked man believed to be carrying a shotgun entered a business and demanded...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2013 | Current News
The mayor of La Ronge says he wants to try and maximize the benefits of the uranium industry for Northern Saskatchewan.On Friday Thomas Sierzycki met with Green Party leader Victor Lau.The mayor says he welcomes the chance to talk with political leaders so he can hear...
