Man Wanted In Connection To Little Pine Stabbing Now In Custody

North Battleford RCMP have arrested a suspect wanted in the stabbing of a 19-year-old man on the Little Pine First Nation last week. RCMP were called to a home on the reserve late Thursday night. The victim had been stabbed once in the back. His friends took him to...

Cameco Ends Hostile Takeover Bid Of Hathor Exploration

Cameco has ended its pursuit of the lucrative Roughrider uranium deposit in northern Saskatchewan. The company announced today that it will not increase or extend its offer to shareholders of Hathor Exploration. In recent weeks, it has been in a bidding war with Rio...

Police Standoff At Cowessess Ends Peacefully

A 38-year-old man from the Cowessess First Nation is in custody facing several charges after a series of incidents on the reserve early yesterday. Police say a distraught man allegedly crashed his truck near the local golf course, causing the vehicle to start on fire....

Arrests Made In Onion Lake Cocaine Bust

Three men in their twenties are facing drug charges after being arrested on the Onion Lake First Nation. They were arrested Friday after Onion Lake RCMP, with the help of the Maidstone detachment, searched a home on the reserve. A warrant is out for the...

$625,856 Raised In MBC Children’s Hospital Radiothon

Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation, Cameco Corporation and the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan have established a new standard for radiothons in support of the province’s new children’s hospital. The three partners raised a total of...

Murder Suspect Arrested At Ahtahkakoop

It was a tense situation on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation this afternoon after officers surrounded a home in the community. Inside was Kimmie Randall Bear, one of two men wanted on a Canada wide warrant for allegedly causing a fatal house fire that claimed the lives of...

Call Goes Out To Have Metis Settlement Site Officially Recognized

A Metis woman says a Metis settlement near the Battlefords should be designated as a UNESCO cultural site or a federal heritage site. Marilyn Richardson made that suggestion during a meeting in Battleford Wednesday night. Richardson says the community of Bresaylor is...

2011 “Down Year” For Fishers

It doesn’t look like 2011 will be a banner year for commerical fishermen in the north. The head of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation confirms prices and volume were both down this year. Wood says there was 25.1 million dollars made in total payments to fishers...

Chartier Pushes Constitution At Senate Hearing

The president of the Metis National Council President says he wants to see a Metis constitution set up. Clem Chartier explains that constitution could give the Metis the firm legal footing it needs to achieve self government. Chartier raised the idea during a meeting...

Three Suspects Identified In Fatal Ahtahkakoop Fire

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and warrants are out for two others in connection to the fatal house fire on the Ahtahkakoop reserve early Monday morning. Dominic Chase Ahenakew, who’s from Ahtahkakoop, is facing two counts of second degree murder. He is due...