Rotating Blackouts Planned After Extended Power Outages

by | Jun 27, 2012

Northern and central Saskatchewan communities that have been dealing with prolonged power outages this week following severe weather Monday night can expect to see rotating blackouts over the next 48 hours. The affected areas include Prince Albert, La Ronge, Debden,...

Merchant Suspended From Practicing Law For Three Months

by | Jun 27, 2012

A Law Society of Saskatchewan disciplinary committee has suspended Regina lawyer Tony Merchant for three months. Merchant, who might be best known for representing former students of residential schools, was found guilty of two counts of conduct unbecoming a lawyer....

RCMP Investigating Homicide On Bell’s Point Reserve

by | Jun 25, 2012

RCMP have made an arrest after a homicide on a Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve in the La Ronge area this past weekend. Police say they were called early Sunday morning to Bell’s Point, where the body of a male was found. The suspect, 28-year-old Henry Friesen...

Four People Dead After Crashes On Saskatchewan Roads

by | Jun 25, 2012

A 20-year-old woman was killed in a single vehicle rollover that took place early Saturday morning on a grid road east of the Ahtahkakoop First Nation. Mounties say the victim was driving the vehicle and was ejected from it.  She died of her injuries while being...

Police Chief Addresses Truth And Reconciliation Commission

by | Jun 25, 2012

The chief of the Saskatoon Police Service says he is glad he got to attend the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s national event in Saskatoon. Clive Weighill took time out yesterday to talk to survivors and the commission about some of the changes his police...

ISM Hoping Yellow Quill Students Consider IT Careers

by | Jun 25, 2012

The Yellow Quill First Nation is taking a trip down the information highway. The band is partnering up with ISM Canada to provide laptops to its students. Thirty units will be sent to the First Nation this fall. Band spokesperson Leila Nashacappo says they are hoping...

BTC Buys Naming Rights For New Boys and Girls Club Building

by | Jun 25, 2012

A new facility for the Boys and Girls Club in the Battlefords could soon be named after the Battlefords Tribal Council. BTC has paid $250,000 to get the naming rights for the $1.4-million building. The club, which serves an average of 102 kids a day, provides a safe...

Man Charged With Murder Following Suspicious Death Of Toddler

by | Jun 22, 2012

A 32-year-old Regina man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl. Shortly before 9 a.m. yesterday, police received a call about a possibly dead child at a house in the 600 block of Garnet Street. The child, identified...