by MBC News | Sep 25, 2018
The RCMP officer who fatally shot a First Nations man in North Battleford in October 2017 will not be facing any criminal charges. 22-year-old Brydon Whitstone of the Onion Lake Cree Nation was killed following a brief police chase. “After a comprehensive...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2018
La Loche RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance regarding an armed robbery of a local business earlier this month. Police say a male suspect entered the business brandishing a weapon around 11 p.m. on Sept. 15. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash....
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2018
A total of seven different candidates are running for election in Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations executive elections this fall. Incumbent Bobby Cameron is being challenged by Delbert Wapass for the position of chief. Morley Watson and Darin Poorman are...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2018
The La Ronge Ice Wolves slipped to 0-4 on the season following an 8-0 loss on Monday afternoon in Warman to the Weyburn Red Wings. A slow start once again proved to be costly for the Ice Wolves, who trailed 2-0 before the game was even seven minutes old. “Pretty...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2018
The Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation is attempting to clarify where its Agriculture Assistance claim stands. In a statement to its website the First Nation says “we have not yet entered into negotiations regarding the settlement of this claim; and to be clear,...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2018
RCMP have laid a number of charges after an alleged home invasion in Deschambault Lake on Friday. Police say they were called to a community residence where three males had been assaulted, windows smashed and glass was scattered around the property. Seven people have...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2018
Kamsack RCMP say a 26-year-old man from the Cote First Nation is back in custody. Tyson Cote had been on the run since Sunday afternoon after escaping police custody at the Kamsack hospital. He had been arrested for assault earlier in the weekend.
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2018
Two Saskatchewan MP’s are calling on the federal government to address the lack of reliable and safe transportation in Northern Saskatchewan. Since the closure of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company, bus service in the north has been non existent. The provincial...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2018
A framework agreement was formally announced this weekend to enhance early learning and child care opportunities for Métis children living in Canada. The announcement was made at the Manitoba Métis Federation Annual General Assembly in Winnipeg on Saturday. The Métis...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2018
The head of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation says he is not overly concerned with a judge’s decision last week in an ongoing court case between the First Nation and SaskPower. In his decision, Court of Queen’s Bench Judge Shawn Smith gives the provincial electrical...
