by MBC News | Aug 15, 2013
About 80 people gathered in Saskatoon’s Pleasant Hill Park on Wednesday night in memory of those who have died in the city’s sex trade. Over the past 14 years, it is estimated close to 100 people have died due to murder, suicide, disease, drug abuse and exploitation...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2013
A Liberal senator is weighing in on the Pamela Wallin spending controversy. Lillian Dyck hails from the George Gordon First Nation. In an interview, she said several people have written her angry letters, saying they’re frustrated the Senate can’t seem to get rid of...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2013
Organized crime is cashing in on tobacco. Right now, contraband tobacco is not a big problem in Saskatchewan but a national lobby group says this could change unless governments, law enforcement and First Nations work together to combat the problem. Gary Grant is the...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2013
Regina police have located a missing Aboriginal teen. Seventeen-year-old Alannah Ross Cochrane is from Winnipeg. She was visiting family in Regina. Last Thursday night, she said she was going out but did not return. Police issued a missing persons report yesterday and...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2013
A special event took place in Saskatoon on Wednesday night to remember those who have lost their lives in the local sex trade. Over the past 14 years, organizers of The Day of Mourning say 99 local people have died as a result of involvement in the sex trade. Don...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013
Three people are facing charges after a drug bust in La Ronge Monday nig RCMP say a traffic stop was conducted on Hwy 2, south of town, shortly after 8 p.m. Officers searched a vehicle and say they found about 1.2 pounds of marijuana. Three people were arrested and...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013
RCMP have tracked down a wanted man.Mounties say 23 year-old Joseph Desjarlais was nabbed after a foot chase Tuesday on the Fishing Lake First Nation.Members of the Yorkton Detachment were assisted by the Swift Current K-9 Unit in apprehending the suspect.Sergeant...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013
A 44-year-old man accused of using Facebook to threaten employees of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has had the charge withdrawn. Fraser Daniel Cook appeared in Stanley Mission court Tuesday. Cook, a member of the La Ronge band, was arrested last December and charged...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013
HIV/AIDS rates in Saskatchewan are the highest in Canada and the Aboriginal community is amongst the most affected. The Saskatoon AIDS Walk For Life takes place on Sept. 22 with the goal of raising greater awareness and $50,000. Kevin Seesequasis, who works with the...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2013
It has been almost a week since anyone last heard from a 17-year-old Winnipeg girl who was visiting family in Regina. Alanna Ross Cochrane left a home in the central part of the city on Aug. 8. She never returned to the home, nor did she show up back in Winnipeg....
