by MBC News | Jun 19, 2017
Photo supplied by Kelly Haydukewich A handful of athletes from northern Saskatchewan were in action this past weekend in Moose Jaw, competing in the 2017 Special Olympics Saskatchewan Summer Games. It was a great success for northern athletes, as they took home ten...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2017
FSIN Vice-Chief Heather Bear, photo courtesy @fsinations, Twitter. A group called “Human Rights Watch” flanked by FSIN Vice-Chief Heather Bear, released a report outlining alleged abuse and discrimination against Aboriginal women and girls by police forces...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2017
Photo courtesy of policecanada.ca Tens of thousands of dollars in fines have been levied following a two-and-a-half-year investigation into illegal outfitting activities near the community of Hazlet, just northwest of Swift Current. Four North Battleford area men have...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
Defence lawyer Aaron Fox outside court on Friday. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. For the first time, an expert witness at the La Loche shooter’s sentencing hearing described the teen as “remorseful” about all the murders and attempted murders he...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
file photo Twelve people have been charged after a month long investigation in La Ronge by numerous law enforcement groups from around the province in regard to drug trafficking in the northern Saskatchewan town. In total, the investigation resulted in the seizure of...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
Photo courtesy of SIGA The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority announced today revenues of $253.7 million, with net earnings of $81.1 million for the 2016–2017 fiscal year. Profits generated from SIGA’s operations are administered by the province of...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre outside Meadow Lake Provincial Court on Friday afternoon. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. An emotional Meadow Lake courtroom has heard from the La Loche shooter, who said repeatedly “I’m sorry I ruined your life” and “you were not a...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
Georgina Jolibois. Photo courtesy of georginajolibois.ndp.ca Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Georgina Jolibois has introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons, calling for National Aboriginal Day to be declared a statutory holiday. National...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
Photo courtesy of fitness2j2.com The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is asking for privacy as members deal with the recent burns suffered by two children. Tammy Cook-Searson says the children have returned home, but they have a long recovery ahead of them....
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
Jonathon Edward Kakewash. Photo courtesy of Regina Police. Regina police have arrested two more suspects and are looking for a third in connection with a murder back in April. The victim, 51-year-old Daniel Richard Dipaolo, was murdered in a North Central home. A...