by MBC News | Apr 12, 2016
White Pony Lodge, courtesy Facebook. Another gang has formed in Regina’s most dangerous neighbourhood, but this one is aimed at reducing crime and making the streets of North Central Regina safer. The group, called the “White Pony Lodge” has nearly 200 members...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
A Meadow Lake RCMP officer says child exploitation cases in the area are unfortunate, but not as rare as people might think. Two different cases have come to light in the past week. Last week, a joint investigation between the RCMP’s ICE unit and Colorado police...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
FSIN Vice-Chief Bob Merasty at a conference on Monday. Photo courtesy FSIN Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says investments Ottawa is making in indigenous communities should help fight despair. She says five mental health workers have arrived in the northern...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
2 Northern uranium companies have come together to create a trust fund for future Northern Saskatchewan initiatives. Cameco and Areva have partnered together with community leaders across the north to develop the Six Rivers Fund that will provide funding for community...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
The woman who police arrested along with accused murderer Braidy Vermette last week, was released on bail on Monday. Vermette was being held at Prince Albert Correctional Centre, when he escaped from a medical transport more than a week ago. Police say he was...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2016
For the first time ever, a First Nations spelling bee in Saskatchewan will be sending their winners to a national spelling bee championship in Toronto. First Nation schools across the province sent 140 students to compete in three different age categories at the First...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2016
The house that police say Braidy Vermette and Tristen Smith had been hiding out in. Photo courtesy Wendy Fyrk The family and friends of a Prince Albert murder victim have been closely watching the escape and recapture of one of the accused killers. Braidy Vermette is...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2016
As diabetes rates are skyrocketing in Saskatchewan, a national indigenous partnership is offering help. Current estimates say 97,000 people in Saskatchewan have diabetes, according to the Canadian Diabetes Association. This means that 59 per cent more people have...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2016
Harold Johnson speaks in a video called “The Story of Alcohol.” Youtube screenshot A drug and alcohol addictions strategy meeting was held Friday in La Ronge. Harold Johnson is one of three people working on a northern alcohol strategy for La Ronge, Air...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2016
A drive to unionize part-time teachers at the First Nations University is gaining momentum. A vote is expected soon that would see 73 sessional lecturers become members of the University of Regina Faculty Association. They are the only group of university workers not...
