Regina Prepares For North American Indigenous Games

by | Jul 17, 2014

Beginning on Friday, athletes, coaches and other officials will begin arriving in Regina for the 2014 North American Indigenous Games. The games officially run from July 20-27 and are expected to bring in about 5,000 people into the city. NAIG ambassador of...

Blanket Dance Held In Marlene Bird’s Honour At AFN Assembly

by | Jul 16, 2014

A blanket dance was performed in Marlene Bird’s honour this morning at the AFN annual meeting in Halifax. She is the homeless Aboriginal woman who was savagely beaten and burned in Prince Albert last month. Cheryl Maloney of the Nova Scotia Native Women’s...

Quebec First Nations Leader Chosen As Interim National Chief

by | Jul 16, 2014

The Assembly of First Nations has decided on an interim leader until a national chief is chosen in December. Quebec regional chief Ghislain Picard will fill the role vacated by former leader Shawn Atleo, who abruptly resigned in the spring. Delegates at the...

Kawacatoose Woman Killed In Weekend Crash

by | Jul 16, 2014

An autopsy has been ordered after the weekend death of a 29-year-old woman from the Kawacatoose First Nation. RCMP say at around 3 am Sunday, a pickup truck left a grid road on the reserve and hit an embankment. Three women were thrown from the vehicle and two...

Issue With Freezing Process Could Delay Production At Cigar Lake

by | Jul 16, 2014

Cameco is saying that the start of production at the Cigar Lake uranium mine could be delayed by a couple of months. The company says ground freezing at the site has not advanced as quickly as expected in some localized areas of the mine. Given that the McClean Lake...

AFN To Elect New Leader In December

by | Jul 15, 2014

The Assembly of First Nations has voted in favour of electing a new chief in December at a special chiefs assembly in Winnipeg. The group agreed to back a motion that will see the new chief serve a mandate of 3 1/2 years. Dozens of chiefs spoke and there was...

La Ronge RCMP Search For Suspect

by | Jul 15, 2014

La Ronge RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect wanted on a Canada Wide warrant. Police says officers attempted to stop a vehicle in the town this morning in but the driver took off. The driver was identified as 23-year-old Dylan Lewis and the vehicle was later located...

Man Charged With Manslaughter Remains in Custody

by | Jul 15, 2014

A B-C man charged in connection to a fatal fire near Uranium City over four years ago remains in custody following his first court appearance. 31-year-old Christopher Champagne made his first appearance on two counts of manslaughter in La Ronge yesterday. Champagne...