REGINA — In the hours after Tanya Myers was shot dead while riding in her friend’s SUV on a rural Saskatchewan highway, local businessman Chris Fahlman took to social media to express his outrage.

Almost two months later, Fahlman stands accused of manslaughter in her death.

The 42-year-old was arrested over the weekend in Regina and appeared in court Monday. He is to make another appearance Tuesday. He also faces multiple weapons offences in the Sept. 12 shooting of Myers, who was from Weyburn.

Myers, 44, was on an outing with friend Andrea Morrice. She sat in the passenger seat as Morrice drove them home on Highway 39 from a psychic fair in Regina.

WINNIPEG — Two First Nations are suing Manitoba Hydro and the provincial and federal governments, claiming the institutions have made billions of dollars through hydroelectric operations on land the communities never agreed to cede.

In a statement of claim filed last week in the Court of King’s Bench, Canupawakpa Dakota Nation and Dakota Tipi First Nation in southern Manitoba are seeking damages for alleged infringement on their rights.

The court filing accuses the public utility, the province and the federal government of breaching duties owed to the Dakota nations and of unjustly enriching themselves at the expense of the communities, without consultation.

“The yearly revenue Manitoba Hydro produces from the land and particularly, the activities, is substantial,” reads the lawsuit.

WINNIPEG — Federal funds that were supposed to be transferred to a Manitoba First Nation were diverted to an outside bank account in an apparent hack, the community’s chief revealed Thursday.

Chief Dennis Pashe said an investigation is underway to find out what happened when a $200,000 transfer from Indigenous Services Canada was not deposited into Dakota Tipi First Nation’s account.

“The perpetrators … were able to divert money that was supposed to go to our community from an ISC account,” Pashe said. “We were wondering where our operating funds were. We put pressure on ISC to find out where the money was.”

Pashe said he did not yet have full details of what happened. He said emails were “falsified,” and officials were impersonated when the money was diverted.

According to Trinity Western University, Brandon University Bobcats men’s volleyball commit Luke Schroeder did not receive an offer to play for its team. Information implying he may have received one appeared on Page B2 of Wednesday’s Sun.

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson has paid an $18,000 fine for violating the province’s conflict of interest law in pushing for a mining project.

Legislature Speaker Tom Lindsey says Stefanson submitted the payment last week and one of her former cabinet ministers, Jeff Wharton, has also paid his fine.

The former economic development minister, who remains a sitting member with the Opposition Progressive Conservatives, was fined $10,000.

In early October, members of the legislature approved the recommended penalties and other findings in a report from ethics commissioner Jeffrey Schnoor.

WINNIPEG — A search of a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of a victim of convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki could begin in December.

Premier Wab Kinew says the province is in the process of hiring staff to search the city-run Brady Road landfill for the remains of Ashlee Shingoose.

“We’ve been really conscientious about the Shingoose family … We (have) made a lot of progress in terms of strengthening that relationship. So, now we’re moving ahead to the next steps, which involve hiring the searchers,” he told reporters Monday.

“We’re moving ahead with a target of searching that zone of highest interest.”

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg chiropractor accused of using concealed cameras to record patients has pleaded guilty to voyeurism.

Dr. Robert Stitt, 67, appeared in court Wednesday and will be sentenced at a later date.

Stitt pleaded guilty for offences committed between Nov. 29, 2023, and Jan. 1, 2024, involving eight female victims.

“By pleading guilty, you are admitting to the allegation?” defence lawyer Richard Wolson put to Stitt during a plea inquiry before provincial court Judge Mark Kantor.