by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
A case of TLE fraud on the Poundmaker First Nation will be back in court in September. Lawyers entered charges yesterday on behalf of eight of nine people charged in the case — including Chief Duane Antoine and his brother, Teddy. They were initially charged...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
A presidential candidate in this spring’s Metis Nation – Saskatchewan election is voicing his concerns over how polling stations for the vote are apparently being set up. Ray Laliberte says he recently discovered that polling would only take place in each...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
Workers hired by the Town of La Ronge begin the task of delivering census forms this evening. Town officials appealed the latest federal census which indicated a drop in the town’s population. Mayor Thomas Sierzycki says local workers have the advantage of being...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
An Aboriginal group that assists First Nations with governance issues has seen its funding cut. Earlier this week, the National Centre for First Nations Governance announced it had lost its annual funding from Ottawa. The organization says it only has enough money to...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
Two people have been arrested and warrants have also been issued for two others after a violent break-in on the Muskoday First Nation. RCMP officers discovered two injured women at a residence on the reserve after being summoned there on Friday afternoon. Authorities...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2012
A La Ronge couple has been fined $62,192 after pleading guilty to charges of tax evasion related to their restaurant. Quang Minh Ly and Phung Ngu own Vickie Saigon Bistro. The Canada Revenue Agency says that both individuals deliberately failed to report any customer...