by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
A former prison guard in Prince Albert who was arrested after he allegedly struck and killed a teenage girl on a bicycle has pleaded guilty to lesser charges. Forty-three-year-old Leslie Samoleski was initially charged with impaired driving causing death, criminal...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
Red Pheasant First Nation Chief Stewart Baptiste will be back in court next fall to face several drunk driving-related charges. He is accused of impaired driving, refusing to provide a breath sample, and failing to appear in court. A trial on those charges has been...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
A 63-year-old man from Southend was recently rescued by a police helicopter after becoming stranded at his cabin on Reindeer Lake. RCMP say the man set out by boat on November 10th and was reported overdue on November 29th — 15 days after he was scheduled to...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
A spokesperson for Aboriginal women says the federal government provides good housing for its employees in Canada’s far north — and if it can do that, it should be able to do the same for remote Aboriginal communities. Native Women’s Association of...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
The federal government needs to support the education of First Nations children now and not bring in more legislation, according to a new independent report by three First Nations groups. Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations vice-chief Simon Bird says the...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2011
RCMP have arrested three people and have issued arrest warrants for two others following a fatal stabbing last week in Fort Qu’Appelle. Police say 23-year-old Cassidy Aaron Goforth of the Peepeekisis First Nation faces a charge of robbery with violence. A second...