by MBC News | Dec 6, 2011
A woman charged with attacking another woman with a hatchet on a northern Saskatchewan reserve nearly two years ago has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. Thirty-one-year-old Jennifer Walker was arrested after the incident in Sucker River on January 10th, 2010....
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2011
Five men were arrested in Prince Albert recently after police launched a crackdown on the sex trade in the community. Officers seized five vehicles while carrying out the sting. The accused are due in court tomorrow. Meantime, the police service says it has mailed...
by MBC News | Dec 6, 2011
A home on the Standing Buffalo First Nation was searched by RCMP yesterday. A search warrant was executed in regard to the death of 22-year-old Joseph Lyle Bellegarde. He died Thursday after suffering an apparent stab wound. RCMP were called to a Fort Qu’Appelle...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2011
An Aboriginal woman living in Regina has won a Lotto Max prize worth $1 million. Mary Favel’s winning ticket was purchased in time for the November 18th draw. The 61-year-old Favel says she initially thought she had won $10,000 when she scanned it on a...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2011
A meeting to discuss the federal government’s Bill C-3 was held this week at the University of Saskatchewan. The Aboriginal Affairs Coalition of Saskatchewan is talking with people affected by changes to the Indian Act designed to eliminate gender...
by MBC News | Dec 2, 2011
The loss of elder Isador Pelletier is being felt in Regina at both the First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina. Pelletier passed away Wednesday at the age of 75. U. of R. President Vianne Timmons says she consulted the late elder many times...
