by MBC News | Aug 9, 2012
Residential school survivors in the La Ronge area will see some bad memories go up in flames today. Members of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band have been invited to write their memories of the schools on paper, and then put those notes in a replica of a boat that was used...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2012
This year’s resource summit in Prince Albert is now in the books and leaders are declaring it a success. Chiefs from Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan spent the week talking resources and discussing what strategy should be used to deal with the government....
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2012
The John Arcand Fiddle Fest is celebrating its 15th anniversary today. The Fiddle Fest features a series of nine fiddle workshops just southwest of Saskatoon and runs until Sunday. Arcand’s wife, Vicki, says this year, they’ve expanded their cultural...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
The James Smith Cree Nation has been partially evacuated. At least 80 people have fled their homes due to rising flood waters on the reserve. Chief Wally Burns says many of the evacuees are staying in nearby Melfort until things dry out. He says heavy rains have been...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
A 74-year-old man charged in a drive-by shooting appeared in a Regina courtroom today to face charges of attempted murder. Albert Charles Kaiswatum entered no plea and had his case adjourned until Friday afternoon. However, he did ask for the assistance of a Legal Aid...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
A unique healing event for residential school survivors got underway in La Ronge this morning. A large replica of the type of boat used to take Aboriginal children from the La Ronge area to the schools has been built and will be burned as part of a healing ceremony. A...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
A former national chief says the federal government must be brought to the table over the issue of natural resources. Ovide Mercredi spoke yesterday at a natural resources summit hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council. The Manitoba chief says wealth has been denied...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
Kamsack RCMP have laid more charges in the effort to crack down on illegal trafficking of prescription drugs. A 49-year-old man from the Keeseekoose First Nation was arrested following a traffic stop last Friday. RCMP Sgt. Gregory Nichol says people using the drugs...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
Officials in La Ronge are discussing the formation of a new ground search and rescue unit. This past weekend, the RCMP search team from Regina was called in to help locate a woman who had gone missing while picking berries. La Ronge RCMP Sgt. Rene Giroux says it took...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2012
A man accused of stabbing another man in the face has pleaded guilty to two charges, and will be sentenced in October. Twenty-four-year-old Alex Wapass appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court yesterday for a two-day preliminary hearing. But that hearing ended...
