by MBC News | Jul 17, 2013
RCMP continue their search for a man from the Pierceland area who has been missing for almost a week. Police received a report on July 11 that Randy Wallace George, 38, was last seen on the Big Island Cree Territory, walking north on Highway 21. He was last seen...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2013
Within about 10 days, Hwy 2 north of Prince Albert should be open to traffic and a locally flooded road in the Rural Municipality of Buckland will also be drained. It is part of a new plan that involves drainage ditches and the construction of a culvert under Hwy 2 to...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2013
A 31-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to a death that happened at Emma Lake. Alvin Buckwold was arrested on Sunday afternoon, after the body of a 64-year-old man was discovered at a home in Emma Lake. At this point authorities...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2013
There were strong words from the leader of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs on the opening day of a National Treaty Gathering in Onion Lake on Tuesday morning. Chief Derek Neepinak says the Assembly of First Nations is not getting the job done when it comes to...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2013
The University of Saskatchewan has appointed its first chair of Aboriginal education. Jeff Baker, 39, is a Métis scholar doing a doctoral degree with a focus on Indigenous science education. He says a big part of his new role will be working with educators to increase...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2013
A well-known restaurant and conference centre at Anglin Lake has burned to the ground. Land of the Loon resort first opened its doors in 1972. However, sometime early this morning it caught fire and was soon enveloped in flames. Owner and general manager Dylan...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2013
Police have laid charges against a former nurse at the Sandy Bay Health Centre. Michele Marie Moore, 49, was dismissed from her job by the Mamawetan Churchill River Health Authority in July 2012, for allegedly overcharging on “callback” related hours. Sandy Bay RCMP...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2013
A fatal car-crash in Prince Albert has claimed another victim. This afternoon police announced that 17 year-old Brandy Lepine succumbed to her injuries in a Saskatoon hospital. She was the passenger in a vehicle struck in Prince Albert early Sunday morning. Also in...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2013
RCMP are investigating a sudden death at Emma Lake. Around 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, Mounties got a complaint of a sudden death on Marine Drive. Sergeant Dale Goodman says officers from the Montreal Lake detachment happened to be in the area and were the first to arrive on...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2013
The National Treaty Gathering at the Onion Lake Cree Nation is underway. On Monday morning, chiefs from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario kicked off the gathering with a grand entry. The four-day session runs until Thursday. Organizers say it’s intended to...
