by MBC News | Jul 26, 2012
A house in north central Regina went up in flames early this morning, and it is believed it was the work of an arsonist. The fire was reported at about 3:30 this morning and had fully engulfed the home by the time fire crews arrived. It took them about an hour to get...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2012
Saskatoon police have now issued a missing person bulletin for a 19-year-old woman from La Ronge. Police say Chantelle Isbister left La Ronge for Saskatoon on June 30th and has spoken to her family only once since then. Investigators believe she is involved in a...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2012
A former residential school student says the government’s Independent Assessment Process has failed to give him and many other First Nations survivors what they are owed. Lloyd Courtoreille lost his leg at the age of 10 after a farming accident at a residential...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2012
Saskatoon police are looking to the public for information on a sexual assault from this spring. At around 9:00 p.m. on May 20th, a 22-year-old woman with special needs was assaulted at a park in the area of 33rd Street and Idylwyld Drive. The victim was then taken to...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2012
A meeting is being set for later this summer to discuss the state of two highways in northwest Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Highways spokesperson Kirsten Leatherdale says plans are in the works to hold a meeting in early September with members of the Canoe Lake Cree...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2012
For the second time in less than a month, RCMP have made arrests in connection to alleged bootlegging in northern Saskatchewan. Last Thursday, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Pelican Narrows. Mounties say a large quantity of marijuana and alcohol was...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2012
RCMP say a fatal fire that happened on the Yellow Quill First Nation this spring was not suspicious. The fire took place at around noon on May 10th and claimed the life of 45-year-old Penny Ann Whitehead. Her remains were found in the rubble of a burned-out house....
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2012
It appears the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan’s desire to have provincial funding for its September election is going to be rejected. The last MN-S election in 2007 received funding from the previous NDP government. The money was used to help pay for an...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2012
The Battlefords Tribal Council is hoping construction can begin next spring on a First Nations heritage theme park. The park will be located in North Battleford, next to the Gold Eagle Lodge. Its goal will be to attract tourists from around the world. It will feature...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2012
A deal signed this week between Cree people in Quebec and the Quebec government is already being called groundbreaking by one outside analyst. The agreement in question involves residents of northern Quebec who live in the municipality of James Bay. For years, the...
