by MBC News | Jul 13, 2020
RCMP say a ninth person has been charged in connection to the death of Tiki Laverdiere. Police say 33-year-old Charles St. Savard was arrested in Edmonton on Friday. He is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping. Laverdiere was from Edmonton. She disappeared...
by MBC News | Jul 12, 2020
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation is in lock-down after a member of that community tested positive for COVID-19. Chief Frank Roberts addressed his First Nation after Council held an emergency meeting to pass several motions and obtain a public health order authorizing the...
by MBC News | Jul 9, 2020
A North Battleford lawyer says the recent violent arrest of a First Nations man in Saskatoon is not an uncommon experience for Indigenous people when dealing with police authorities. A video circulating on social media shows an officer punching a man named Evan Penner...
by MBC News | Jul 9, 2020
A Saskatoon group which patrols and helps people in need is offering a new service: wellness checks. The Okihtcitawak Patrol Group patrols the Saskatoon neighbourhoods of Pleasant Hill and Riversdale. They help community members by being present in the neighbourhood,...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2020
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday morning on Bill C-92. The bill came into effect Jan. 1. It gives Indigenous communities and families control over...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2020
The Metis-Nation Saskatchewan is demanding an apology from Environment Minister Dustin Duncan for not consulting it on the Denison Wheeler River project exploration. In a June 11, letter to Attorney General Don Morgan, MN-S President Glen McCallum expressed concern...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2020
The Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission is being brought in to independently investigate a rough arrest caught on video in Saskatoon on Saturday. Police allege they were called to the 500 block of 11th Street East, where officers encountered a man that had...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2020
The La Ronge Fire Department is confirming that a male child drowned in Sucker River Friday afternoon. According to an email from the fire department, they were called out a little before 3 p.m. The boy’s body was recovered around 7 p.m. It is believed the child...
by MBC News | Jul 3, 2020
The Lac La Ronge Food Bank has reopened after having to close its doors in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization won’t be operating in the same way as before as its building doesn’t allow for separate entry and exit doors, and is too small to...
by MBC News | Jul 3, 2020
The Lac La Ronge Regional Pride Committee is organizing a motorcade parade in support of the LGBTQ+ community as well as the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities. Participants are meeting at 10:30 on Saturday in the parking lot of the Jonas...
