by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
A section of the only highway into the northern community of Stanley Mission has been washed out. As a result, the reserve is temporarily without road access to the rest of the province. The washout occurred over the weekend and created a large crater in the highway,...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
RCMP have issued an arrest warrant following a weekend shooting at the Onion Lake Cree Nation. The incident happened during an altercation late Saturday afternoon, and police say it was not a random act. The 19-year-old male victim is recovering after surgery at a...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
AREVA Resources has announced plans to mill all of the ore extracted from the Cigar Lake uranium mine. The Cigar Lake mine is owned by Cameco, but it is not expected to begin operating until 2013 due to a flood a few years ago. AREVA spokesman Jarret Adams says, under...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
A Grade 10 student at Balcarres High School is one of two people selected as a Canadian First Nations youth delegate to a United Nations gathering in Geneva, Switzerland. Colin Starblanket was chosen through an essay-writing competition organized by the First Nations...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
Meadow Lake city council has provided a victim impact statement to the RCMP on the impact of the drug trade. Meadow Lake RCMP asked for the statement as part of a project on drugs in the community. Sgt. Phil DeGruchy says the letter can then be filed in court when...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
RCMP in southern Saskatchewan are again appealing to the public for information on a missing 17-year-old boy from Muskowekwan First Nation. Cody Wolfe was last seen the evening of April 29th when he left his grandmother’s home on the reserve and did not reach...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2011
RCMP have charged a 30-year-old man from Deschambault Lake with aggravated assault in connection to a stabbing incident early yesterday morning. Rodney Ratt is accused of causing a serious stab wound to the leg of a 32-year-old man from Deschambault Lake. RCMP say the...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2011
RCMP say there is no truth to reports on Facebook that someone is attempting to abduct children in the La Ronge area. Cst. Josh Trefry says the rumours got started when someone thought they saw an abduction or attempted abduction of a child outside a local school...
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2011
The federal government is being asked to cooperate with a United Nations investigation into missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. The inquiry, announced yesterday, will be conducted by a UN committee that is composed of 23 independent experts from around...
by MBC News | Dec 14, 2011
A 32-year-old man from Deschambault Lake has been airlifted to Saskatoon with a serious stab wound to one of his legs. RCMP say an altercation at a home in the community was reported around 2:00 this morning. The victim was taken to the local clinic and the Flin Flon...
