by MBC News | Jun 16, 2021
La Loche RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a 31-year-old man wanted on an assault charge. Mounties say the alleged incident happened in the northern village on Sunday. Earl Lemaigre is charged with aggravated assault and uttering threats. He is described as 6’2”...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2021
An Ahtahkakoop First Nation man is charged with second-degree murder following a homicide on the First Nation Tuesday. RCMP says it responded to an assault complaint at a home there early Tuesday. When officers arrived, the found the victim 51-year-old Jimmy Williams...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2021
The Kikinahk Friendship Centre in La Ronge is accepting applicants for the Youth Experience and Skill Strategy Program which provides work experience and career coaching to young adults aged 18 to 29. Lee-Wayne Nippi, an employment counsellor at Kikinahk, is running...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2021
A former Prince Albert RCMP officer charged with first-degree murder has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Fifty-three-year-old Bernie Herman, a more than 30-year veteran of the force, is charged in death of 26-year-old Braden Herman. Braden Herman’s body was found by...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2021
Years after the idea was first put forward in a private member’s bill, a national holiday recognizing the place of Indigenous people in Canadian history has been put into legislation. Bill C-5 was passed in Parliament earlier this month. The bill designates Sept. 30...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2021
There appears to cautiousness among some First Nations on whether to proceed with attempting to locate unmarked graves at residential schools, while others are forging ahead. “Some of the most poignant testimonial that I’ve received from leaders and Indigenous...
