by MBC News | Aug 23, 2012 | Current News
A Regina woman facing manslaughter charges in the death of a four-year-old girl was granted bail today. Justice Murray Hinds says while the charge is extremely serious, there was no compelling reason to keep 35-year-old Tammy Lynn Goforth in custody. The biological...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2012 | Current News
The mother of a bear spray attack and beating victim is speaking out after two youths were sentenced for the crime. On Tuesday in North Battleford Provincial Court, a 17-year-old male was sentenced to 14 months closed custody, plus seven months under community...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2012 | Current News
The public is being asked to help the family of 15-year-old Abigail Ledoux track her down. Abigail went missing at the Beardy’s Okemasis First Nation pow wow last night and didn’t return home. She is 5’5″ tall, weighs 105 lbs., was wearing a...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2012 | Current News
An American has been fined $8,400 for illegal outfitting in the Nipawin area. Officials with Saskatchewan Environment say conservation officers received a complaint in 2009 about an illegal operation. Investigators say a man from South Dakota was guiding residents on...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2012 | Current News
A blending of First Nations healing and western medicine is on the wish list of an official with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. Last December, the federation put a proposal into the Ministry of Health for a cultural responsiveness framework. The idea...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2012 | Current News
The All Nations/Hope AIDS Network is encouraging young people to think twice before they go out and get a body piercing or tattoo.The group’s director, Leona Quewezance, says the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C is greatly increased when people get...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2012 | Current News
A bigger population on the Mosquito First Nation is forcing the band to expand its water distribution system.Later this month, construction is expected to begin on an approximately $4-million water system upgrade project. Mosquito’s water treatment plant and...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2012 | Current News
A desire to learn more about her Aboriginal culture may take a Prince Albert girl all the way to Ottawa in December. Charmaine Gamble is one of 30 finalists across the country in an online Canadian history video contest. At the start, 200 people were entered. In her...
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2012 | Current News
A Regina mother is expected to face charges after her baby was hospitalized last night. The one-year-old girl was in medical distress when paramedics and police arrived at the central Regina home. The child is now reported to be in stable condition, but was kept in...
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2012 | Current News
A double stabbing in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood has sent two men to hospital with knife wounds. The stabbing happened at about 3:00 this morning. A 22-year-old Regina man and a 26-year-old Yorkton man were walking down the street when they were...
