Police Net Two La Loche Men In Northern Alberta Drug Bust

by | Aug 7, 2014

Two La Loche men will appear in court next week as a result of a drug bust in northern Alberta. Wood Buffalo RCMP say Billy Janvier and Marlin Herman were arrested on Monday in Fort McMurray. Investigators say they received information the two men were in the...

Gold Mining Firm Posts Profit In Most Recent Quarter

by | Aug 7, 2014

A firm with gold mining interests in northern Saskatchewan is reporting a $3.3-million profit in the last quarter. In the same quarter last year, Claude Resources suffered a net loss of $9.9 million. The company credits its performance to an increase in gold sales...

Crain Granted Bail

by | Aug 7, 2014

A Muskoday First Nation man who is up on six separate charges in the death of an 11-year-old boy has been released on bail. Fifty-one-year-old Gordon Morris Crain appeared in Prince Albert provincial court on Wednesday afternoon and was released with conditions. Crain...

One Of Two Flin Flon ATV Crash Victims Dies From Injuries

by | Aug 6, 2014

A young man who suffered severe injuries in a collision involving a car and an all-terrain vehicle in northern Manitoba last weekend has died. The accident happened late Sunday night when the 19-year-old victim and a 17-year-old boy on the ATV collided with a car on a...

Firefighters Work To Control Blaze In Northwest Sask

by | Aug 5, 2014

Provincial firefighters are working to contain a blaze in northwestern Saskatchewan. The Gail Fire started Monday near Dillon Lake about 5 p.m. Prince Albert Fire Centre Manager Scott Wasylenchuk says the fire is not currently burning close to any communities. “We...

Second Person Dies From Hantavirus In Sask

by | Aug 5, 2014

Health officials say an adult in the northern part of the province is dead after contracting Hantavirus. It is the second death this year from the infection, which is transmitted by breathing in airborne particles from the droppings, urine or saliva of infected deer...

Inquest Into Ermine Death Begins Next Week In PA

by | Aug 5, 2014

A public inquest into the death of Morris Ermine will take place next week in Prince Albert. Ermine, 77, was found unresponsive in a Prince Albert police cell on July 19, 2012. He was taken to hospital in Saskatoon and pronounced dead later that day. A public inquest...

Two Injured In Flin Flon ATV Crash

by | Aug 5, 2014

One person was reported to be in critical condition Tuesday after an ATV struck a car in Flin Flon. Police say two men were riding in the ATV without helmets on Main Street Monday night when they hit the car. Both were sent to hospital with serious injuries. The...