by MBC News | Oct 4, 2011
A major power outage in Prince Albert Monday delayed proceedings at the Prince Albert Grand Council’s annual fall assembly. Just after 4 o’clock the lights went out in the gymnasium throwing everyone into the dark. Incumbent Chief Ron Michel and challenger Charles...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2011
Meadow Lake RCMP would like to hear from anyone with information on a fire at Waterhen Lake First Nation. The blaze was reported at 11pm last Thursday evening and destroyed a home which was in the process of being built. The home was owned by the band and was going to...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2011
RCMP have released the name of the man who died on the weekend in an altercation at the Chitek Lake Hotel. Police were called to the hotel on Saturday and found the body of 46-year-old Jones Thomas of the Pelican Lake First Nation. Investigators say 38 year-old...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2011
Four people are facing charges after the investigation into the death of an elderly man in Meadow Lake. RCMP were called to a home last Wednesday and found the body of 83-year-old Robert Foster. Concerned neighbours had not seen the man for a while. An autopsy was...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2011
RCMP say a major drug bust over the weekend at a South Saskatchewan – U.S. border has three men from B.C. facing drug conspiracy charges. 25-year-old Brock Ernest Palfrey of Silverstar, BC and 50-year-old William Bruce Larsen of Coldstream, BC appeared in Regina...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2011
Three people have been charged in connection with the disturbance in La Loche last week. RCMP say the suspects are 22-year-old Deano LaPrise, 25-year-old Randall LaPrise and 27-year-old Fabian LaPrise. The charges against them include assaulting a police officer,...
by MBC News | Sep 30, 2011
The provincial government is warning that recent issues at SIGA, including removing board chair Kirk Goodtrack, could affect the gaming framework agreement. The province has released a letter Minister responsible for SIGA, Tim McMillan, wrote to the FSIN as well as...
by MBC News | Sep 30, 2011
La Loche RCMP are investigating a disturbance which left several people injured, the hospital damaged and a police vehicle burned. Police say it started around 3:15 this morning when a 29-year-old man was injured when the ATV he was driving nearly hit a police vehicle...
by MBC News | Sep 30, 2011
The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations says Romeo Saganash’s bid to lead the federal New Democrats sends a big message to Indigenous people. Saganash was elected as an NDP MP for the first time in this past election, in a Quebec riding, and he is...
by MBC News | Sep 30, 2011
There is now an SGI vehicle licence issuer in Stony Rapids. Until now, the closest licence issuer was more than 650 km away in La Ronge. SGI says Scott’s General Store will also offer vehicle registration services. The photo ID driver’s licence exemption for...
