by MBC News | Mar 21, 2017
A Lac La Ronge Indian Band lawyer says the chief and council do have the authority to make rules concerning band elections — including a controversial one that prevents people who owe money to the band from running. Peter Abrametz, Sr. says even though the...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2017
Guest speaker Sylvia McAdam addresses delegates as keynote speaker. Photo by Dean Bear. A two-day conference that started on Tuesday in Saskatoon is providing HIV-positive people with the coping tools and support mechanisms to deal with HIV on a daily basis. Margaret...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2017
Crown prosecutor Jeff Lubyk leaves court after the hearing on March 21, 2017. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Leslie Black addressed court soon after evidence closed in his Prince Albert dangerous offender hearing on Tuesday. His attempted murder victim, Marlene Bird, was...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2017
Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck The majority of First Nations in Canada are now holding their elections under custom election rules rather than the Indian Act. The Fraser Institute took a look at the trend to determine if it was better or worse for First Nations and...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2017
Photo courtesy Danny Mirasty, Facebook. About 60 members of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band were at the Band Office in La Ronge on Monday to protest some potential candidates not being allowed to run in the upcoming election. Last month, the band’s executive...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2017
Renee Carriere (left) and 2 students from Cumberland House Charlebois School. Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Teachers Federation publication. A research project undertaken by students at Cumberland House has turned into a basis for policy by the Saskatchewan Ministry of...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2017
Thomas Sierzycki. Photo courtesy of Facebook. Former La Ronge mayor and Sask. Party candidate in last year’s provincial election, Thomas Sierzycki, is now the director of education for the north. It’s a new role he took on in December. He says it has been hectic...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2017
Bella Hoostie. Photo courtesy of Regina Police. Regina Police are looking to the public for information on a missing 12-year-old girl. Bella Hoostie of Pilot Butte was last seen Sunday evening in the 1100 block of Arnason Street in Regina. Hoostie is Aboriginal,...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2017
Marlene Bird and her partner Patrick Lavallee outside court on March 15. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Leslie Black’s defence lawyer called an expert psychologist to the stand in Prince Albert court on Monday to talk about Black’s risk to reoffend after his June 2014...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2017
Photo courtesy of sasklawcourts.ca The dates for an inquest into the death of Desmond Roberts have been set. It will be take place April 3rd to April 7th at La Ronge Provincial Court. Just after midnight on May 31st, 2015, Roberts was found unresponsive in his cell at...
