by MBC News | Jul 30, 2021
The Sask. Court of Appeal has reduced the sentence for one of three people in the beating death of La Ronge restaurateur Simon Grant. The court said that an adult sentence of nine-years for manslaughter given to the offender who was 17 at the time of the killing, is...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2021
RCMP say three individuals face a number of charges after a police vehicle stop in North Battleford Thursday afternoon. Police stopped and searched a vehicle they believed to be stolen in the 900 block of 109th Street. There they found two illegally modified firearms,...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2021
Provincial conservation officers are investigating after someone pushed gravel into a creek between Creighton and Denare Beach. Inspector Troy Hilts with the Saskatchewan Conservation Officer Service explained heavy equipment was likely used to push the gravel into...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2021
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is lashing out at the Catholic Church of Canada after leaked court documents show millions of dollars intended for residential school survivors was diverted to internal uses. The documents were leaked to CBC News. They...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2021
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous enrolment increased slightly at the University of Saskatchewan during the 2020/2021 school year. From May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021, the number of First Nations and Métis students enrolled at the university increased by...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021
The Saskatchewan RCMP says it is investigating a death that may have occurred at the Timber Bay Children’s Home almost half a century ago. Mounties say a complaint about the alleged incident, which is said to have happened in 1974, first came forward in October of...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021
The Town of La Ronge is scrambling to find options for an emergency homeless shelter after a local agency said it will no longer be providing the service. In a letter to council earlier this month, the Kikinahk Friendship Centre says it will not be offering an...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021
UPDATE: Loretta Sakebow has been arrested by the Prince Albert Police Service. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a woman in connection with a Prince Albert homicide that happened March 20. Thirty-three-year-old Loretta Sakebow, who also goes by Lynda, is...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021
The New Democrats are urging Premier Scott Moe to institute greater localized public health measures in northern Saskatchewan to assist communities in addressing the spikes in new COVID-19 infections. The hardest hit community of Buffalo River Dene Nation, located in...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2021
Cameco reported loses of $37 million in the second quarter, due to production decreases at its Cigar Lake facility in Northern Saskatchewan and its strategy of investing in digital and automation technologies. Non-essential personnel were temporarily evacuated from...
