by MBC News | Jul 18, 2013
A 49-year-old Saskatchewan man, who was the subject of a Canada-wide arrest warrant, is back in custody. Mitchell Lawrence Sasakamoose was arrested Tuesday by Big River RCMP. The warrant for his arrest was issued after Sasakamoose allegedly failed to return to his...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2013
Saskatoon lawyer Dan Shapiro has been named the new chief adjudicator of the body that handles compensation for former Indian residential school students who have suffered abuse. Shapiro, who has served as the deputy chief adjudicator for the Indian Residential School...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2013
RCMP continue their search for a man from the Pierceland area who has been missing for almost a week. Police received a report on July 11 that Randy Wallace George, 38, was last seen on the Big Island Cree Territory, walking north on Highway 21. He was last seen...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2013
Within about 10 days, Hwy 2 north of Prince Albert should be open to traffic and a locally flooded road in the Rural Municipality of Buckland will also be drained. It is part of a new plan that involves drainage ditches and the construction of a culvert under Hwy 2 to...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2013
A 31-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to a death that happened at Emma Lake. Alvin Buckwold was arrested on Sunday afternoon, after the body of a 64-year-old man was discovered at a home in Emma Lake. At this point authorities...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2013
There were strong words from the leader of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs on the opening day of a National Treaty Gathering in Onion Lake on Tuesday morning. Chief Derek Neepinak says the Assembly of First Nations is not getting the job done when it comes to...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2013
The University of Saskatchewan has appointed its first chair of Aboriginal education. Jeff Baker, 39, is a Métis scholar doing a doctoral degree with a focus on Indigenous science education. He says a big part of his new role will be working with educators to increase...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2013
A well-known restaurant and conference centre at Anglin Lake has burned to the ground. Land of the Loon resort first opened its doors in 1972. However, sometime early this morning it caught fire and was soon enveloped in flames. Owner and general manager Dylan...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2013
Police have laid charges against a former nurse at the Sandy Bay Health Centre. Michele Marie Moore, 49, was dismissed from her job by the Mamawetan Churchill River Health Authority in July 2012, for allegedly overcharging on “callback” related hours. Sandy Bay RCMP...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2013
A fatal car-crash in Prince Albert has claimed another victim. This afternoon police announced that 17 year-old Brandy Lepine succumbed to her injuries in a Saskatoon hospital. She was the passenger in a vehicle struck in Prince Albert early Sunday morning. Also in...
