by MBC News | 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...
by MBC News | 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...
by MBC News | 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...
by MBC News | 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...
by MBC News | 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...
by MBC News | 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...
