by MBC News | Jun 18, 2021
RCMP say they have arrested a 23-year-old Wahpeton First Nation man after a firearm was pulled on an officer Thursday. Police say the incident happened around 12:30 p.m. when the officer approached a parked vehicle, that was believed to be stolen, behind a business in...
by MBC News | Jun 18, 2021
(Photo Courtesy of Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Facebook) The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame is marking Indigenous History Month. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the hall’s museum in Regina is closed to the public so other avenues are being used to celebrate the...
by MBC News | Jun 18, 2021
The province is committing $2 million for the research and exploration of unmarked burials and graves at federally operated residential schools in Saskatchewan. “It will be challenging and emotional road for all of us. But one we must walk together because it’s...
by MBC News | Jun 18, 2021
One man is dead, after capsizing a canoe on Amisk Lake near Creighton. RCMP say six men were canoeing Wednesday evening when their vessels overturned while trying to cross the lake. Police say that a storm rolled in creating large waves, which capsized the canoes. The...
by MBC News | Jun 18, 2021
Lac La Ronge Indian Band members should expect an update on the band’s Cows and Plows settlement, formally called Treaty 6 Agricultural Benefits, later this year. In a press release, the band says it submitted its specific claim to the federal government in 2018...
by MBC News | Jun 18, 2021
The Prince Albert Grand Council has announced plans to build a new shelter for Indigenous women and girls fleeing domestic violence and abuse. The 10-room facility will have a total of 25 beds. It will provide culture-based healing and support services. PAGC will use...
by MBC News | Jun 18, 2021
La Ronge town council held a ‘special meeting’ Thursday to discuss a press release that came out the day before, cancelling all Canada Day celebrations in the region. During the meeting, mayor Colin Ratushniak explained an email was sent out to council members Tuesday...
by MBC News | Jun 18, 2021
The English River First Nation is now in a 48-hour lockdown. Nine cases of COVID-19 have been detected in that community. The First Nation’s Emergency Management COVID Response Team said that “one or more of those results are a Variant of Concern.” The lockdown was...
by MBC News | Jun 17, 2021
A Saskatchewan woman is hoping to set the record straight on the dark legacy of the residential school system by making the long journey from Prince Albert to Ottawa on foot. Patricia Ballantyne began her walk earlier this month and hopes to reach the nation’s capital...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2021
La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band have decided to cancel Canada Day celebrations in the area. The decision was made to honour the memory of the 215 children whose remains were recently found at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops,...
