by MBC News | Feb 20, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
UPDATE: Regina police say Alan Willows has been found safe and sound. Regina police are looking for a missing twelve year-old boy who was last seen early Tuesday afternoon. Police say Alan Willows was last seen on the 50 block of Spence Street in the city at 2:30...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Canadians will have a new way to learn of the rich and complex history of the human rights struggle of the Métis. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg officially launched a Métis tour on Monday to mark Louis Riel Day in Manitoba. The tour explores the...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Mushers in the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race have departed from Elk Ridge, the starting point in the race that will end in La Ronge. Racers will stop at checkpoints along the way and are expected to finish at some point on Saturday. Nine racers are taking part in...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A public inquest will be held into the death of a 21-year-old man who died while in custody of Saskatoon police. On October 23, 2016 Jordan Lafond was a passenger in a stolen vehicle spotted by police. After a pursuit the vehicle Lafond was in crashed and police say...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Two La Ronge area authors have been shortlisted for a provincial book award. The shortlist for the 25th annual Saskatchewan Book Awards was announced on Friday. The awards celebrates excellence in books from a wide range of genres and diverse cultural heritages....
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
A rally being held in Regina tonight is marking one week since the end of Gerald Stanley’s trial. It’s been seven days since Gerald Stanley was acquitted of charges related to the killing of Colten Boushie, and one group is marking the one-week anniversary...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
People are encouraged to gather tomorrow at 1 pm at the Pelican Narrows school for a rally and walk honouring Colten Boushie. Colten Boushie’sdeath in August of 2016 resulted in the murder trial of Gerald Stanley. Following the acquittal of Stanley and the...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Five Aboriginal individuals will be pitching their business ideas for a prize of $10,000 in startup cash, this Saturday as part of the Aboriginal Youth Idea Challenge. The challenge is an annual event hosted by the Enactus club at the U of S. Pitches will be a part of...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The RCMP say they are investigating comments made by an alleged RCMP officer who reportedly said Colten Boushie deserved to die. A report by APTN says an RCMP officer on the prairies posted the message on a private Facebook Group saying Boushie “got what he deserved.”...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says he welcomes Prime Minister Trudeau’s comments on overhauling the way the federal government relates to Indigenous Peoples. The Prime Minister announced his government is committed to changing the way...
