Soldier From Big River FN Dies In Afghan Conflict

Soldier From Big River FN Dies In Afghan Conflict Monday, August 24, 2009 at 14:12     A soldier from the Big River First Nation has been killed in Afghanistan.   25-year-old Darby Morin died on Saturday while on duty with the U.S. Army.   According to a family...

Man Killed In Rollover On Big River Reserve

Man Killed In Rollover On Big River Reserve Monday, August 24, 2009 at 14:08     A man from Leoville has been killed in a vehicle rollover on the Big River First Nation.   The 23-year-old driver was ejected from the vehicle, after it rolled five or six times on a grid...

Three Die After Vehicle Submerged In Water

Three Die After Vehicle Submerged In Water Monday, August 24, 2009 at 13:48     Three people have died in a single vehicle accident near the Beardy’s Okemasis First Nation.   Police say a vehicle with four people inside rolled over Sunday, just south of the...

Man Killed In Head-On Boat Collision

Man Killed In Head-On Boat Collision Monday, August 24, 2009 at 13:38     A man from Buffalo Narrows died early Sunday morning, after his boat crashed into another boat on a foggy lake.   The 40-year-old man was the sole occupant of a boat that was following another...

Preliminary Hearing Set For Apartment Arson Case

Preliminary Hearing Set For Apartment Arson Case Monday, August 24, 2009 at 13:23     The teen at the centre of a triple manslaughter case in La Ronge will be back in court in January.   Blake David Norman, 19, is charged with one count of arson and three counts of...

Gold Mine Project Awarded Surface Lease Agreement

Gold Mine Project Awarded Surface Lease Agreement Monday, August 24, 2009 at 13:21     The province has given its blessing to a proposed gold mine north of La Ronge, in the form of a 20-year surface lease agreement.   The deal between the government and the company...