Two men arrested in connection with a crime spree that started in Saskatoon, and ended near Invermay, have appeared in court again. In Melfort today (Tue), 20-year-old Brandon Peeteetuce and 20-year-old Dorion Loessel were remanded in custody, and will be back in court June 20th. Meantime, 22-year-old Rikki Steinkey returns September 5th for her Preliminary Hearing , while 23-year-old Tonisha Fulton, who is free on […]
The Town of Sturgis remains under a precautionary boil water advisory. A town spokeswoman says crews are still trying to locate a water main break and wants residents to continue limiting water consumption to essential use only. The advisory was first issued on Friday (May 31).
A Canora resident is 250-thousand dollars richer, after buying a lucky lotto ticket last month. Danny Rakochy’s windfall came on one of the April 20th Lotto 6/49 guaranteed prize draws. He says the first thing he’s going to do, is pay off some bills, and then he’ll take some time to figure out what to do with the rest, adding […]
An arrest has been made in connection with the stabbing of a police officer on the Waywayseecappo First Nation. 21-year-old Matthew Benn has been charged with Attempted Murder, and he remains in custody. The Manitoba First Nations Police officer was called to a business in the late evening of May 29th on a report of a disturbance, and when he attempted […]
The 4th session of the Manitoba Legislature concluded on Monday, and Premier Brian Pallister held a news conference about it today (Tue). One of the highlights Pallister mentioned was the Provincial Sales Tax going down on July 1st to 7 per cent from 8 per cent. 17 pieces of legislation passed during the session. Pallister […]
Work to replace a culvert 13 kilometres west of Togo begins today (Tue) on Highway 357. The Saskatchewan Highway Hotline says to use Highway 5 to Kamsack then Highway 8 south to get around. The project should take about 3 days to complete.
One of two people charged in connection with a March 24th drug bust in The Pas, has made another court appearance. The search, at a home on Third Street East, turned up nine grams of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, cash, cellphones, and various weapons, including knives and brass knuckles. 34-year-old Savannah Cowley, of OCN, appeared in The Pas yesterday […]
Another court appearance has been made by a Pukatawagan man, accused of killing another man from that community. Last June, RCMP say an 18-year-old man was pronounced dead, after being taken to the Pukatawagan Nursing Station. 20-year-old Nikosis Bighetty was arrested on October 25th, and charged with Manslaughter. Bighetty is free on bail, with his next court date […]
A Yorkton woman arrested in connection with the death of a Yorkton man last summer, has been released from custody for a second time. In Yorkton Provincial Court this (Tue) morning, 19-year-old Taiya Hudy pleaded guilty to breaching a release condition by not reporting to the RCMP on Friday, and she was sentenced to time served. She’s still charged with the Second Degree […]
The federal agriculture minister says higher cash advance limits for farmers under the Advance Payments Program should be available by the last week of June. Regulatory changes are now in place to boost the maximum loan from 400-thousand dollars up to 1-million, as well as raising the interest-free portion for canola to 500-thousand dollars. The […]
