by MBC News | Jun 13, 2018
The RCMP says its Major Crimes Unit North and Its Black Lake detachment are investigating a recent suspicious death as a homicide. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Brandy Robillard of Black Lake. Police say the death was reported Sunday afternoon....
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2018
Consultations will begin soon by the federal government on how to best address concerns related to band membership, registration and citizenship. Indigenous and Northern Affairs has appointed Claudette Dumont-Smith as the minister’s special representative to...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2018
Clarence Papequash is the new chief of the Key First Nation, following a court-ordered election Monday. Papequash defeated two other challengers for the top job. In March, a federal court vacated the 2016 election results, ruling there was corruptive practices with...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2018
Exactly six months after a plane crash in Fond-du-Lac, victims and their families gathered for a healing event Wednesday. The twin-engine West Wind Aviation plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Dec. 13, 2017. Nine people were seriously hurt and one person later died...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2018
Shellbrook RCMP made an arrest Tuesday afternoon in connection with an armed robbery earlier this spring. Twenty-nine-year-old Matthew Lafond faces a number of charges including armed robbery. He is due to appear in provincial court on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation on...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2018
La Ronge RCMP has determined social media reports of an abduction in Sucker River were unfounded. RCMP say they were made aware of online posts alleging an attempted abduction in the community on Monday morning. No complaints were filed on the alleged incident. The...
