by MBC News | Oct 23, 2014
A ceremony was held in Montreal Lake on Wednesday as part of an endeavour to bring an important treaty document back to Saskatchewan. In 1889, the Montreal Lake Cree Nation and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, then known collectively as the Green Lake Indians, signed an...
by MBC News | Oct 23, 2014
A telecommunications expert recommends SaskTel go back to its roots to help connect remote northern communities and First Nations to reliable Internet service. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy released a report today on how this could be done. The author of the...
by MBC News | Oct 23, 2014
Several different groups are applauding the provincial government’s commitment to a poverty reduction plan. The government made the announcement during yesterday’s Throne Speech that opened the 27th session of the legislative assembly. The Poverty Costs Campaign was...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
It was a Speech from the Throne like no other at the Saskatchewan Legislature Wednesday afternoon. Not so much for what was in the speech but for the unprecedented security that surrounded it because of an armed attack on Parliament Hill in Ottawa earlier in the day....
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
A judge has reserved his decision until next month whether or not to reopen the Douglas Hales murder trial. Hales is on trial for first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Daleen Bosse of Onion Lake Cree Nation who was last seen in May 2004. RCMP officers used a...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
There were some tense moments but passengers were never in any immediate danger when a plane made an unexpected landing Tuesday while flying from Prince Albert to La Ronge. The SAAB SF-340 operated by Transwest Air was headed north when crewmembers noticed a problem...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
Prince Albert police are using both aircraft and boats in an attempt to locate Timothy Charlette. The 27-year-old Charlette was reported missing on Oct. 11, the same day as Beatrice Adam. Adam’s body was found in the North Saskatchewan River on Oct. 12. Police say...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
The second annual Northern Opportunities Forum kicked off Tuesday on a La Ronge-area reserve. It is being hosted at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band’s Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre. The conference features workshops on business growth and numerous presentations....
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
The Saskatoon Police have suspended an officer as the result of an alleged attempt to obstruct justice. Police say Constable Steven Nelson, a nine-year veteran of the force, is accused of being involved in the disappearance of a victim statement. The alleged...
by MBC News | Oct 22, 2014
RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for Craig Bryan McDonald of Montreal Lake. Police say the 22-year-old McDonald is wanted for two counts of assault, resisting arrest, possession of a dangerous weapon with a purpose and several other charges. McDonald is described as...
