by MBC News | Jan 15, 2016
Cowan’s family members hold a framed photo of him. Photo courtesy Facebook. The first murder victim in Prince Albert in 2016 will be laid to rest on Friday. Nearly a week earlier, on Jan. 9, police found Jonathan Lee Cowan, 23, dead after a reported shooting in...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2016
This week, the provincial group for aboriginal friendship centres is recognizing Elders in Prince Albert. The respected members of the urban aboriginal community were invited to a banquet in their honour, which was hosted by the Aborginal Friendship Centres of...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2016
Campbell Papequash. Photo courtesy Facebook. A man who wrote a book chronicling his time at Indian Residential School who made peace with his culture and traditions after living a life on the streets, has died. Campbell Papequash, former chief of the Key First Nation,...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2016
After three years of operation,the Good Food Junction grocery store in Saskatoon’s inner city has closed its doors. The board of directors of cites low sales and a challenging market as the reasons for the closure. Vice Chair Audra Krueger says the co-operative was...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2016
A media scrum with Police Chief Troy Hagen on Thursday. Photo courtesy @reginapolice on Twitter. Regina’s police chief has apologized to an aboriginal man who was mistaken for a suspected television thief. The Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission (PCC)...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2016
La Ronge Mayor Thomas Sierzycki is running for the Saskatchewan Party in the spring election. Photo courtesy Thomas Sierzycki, Facebook. With a spring election on the horizon in Saskatchewan, La Ronge’s mayor has announced a leave of absence. Mayor Thomas...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2016
Some of the aftermath of the northern fires during the summer. Photo courtesy Thomas Sierzycki, @TSierzycki on Twitter Northern fire protection will be a hot topic at the upcoming Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association conference at the end of the month. The...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2016
Photo courtesy Facebook On Wednesday, a jury in Prince Albert took four hours to come up with four recommendations to prevent prison suicides. The recommendations were specifically related to actions that could have prevented the death of Andy Allan Brassard, but are...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2016
Vice Chief Bob Merasty speaks at the event. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. A new federal government, with a new attitude towards First Nations, is the impetus behind a major economic development forum underway in Regina. This is part two of a three-part series, called...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2016
A news children’s book is passing on the often-overlooked stories of north-central Saskatchewan Metis people who were considered squatters by the government after the Battle at Batoche. The group, called the Road Allowance Metis, had built homes on unused land...
