by MBC News | Sep 8, 2022 | Current News
(Photo of Thomas Benjoe.) By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A portion of the proceeds from the sale of a successful Saskatchewan tech company will help launch File Hills Qu’Appelle (FHQ) Developments into the burgeoning...
by MBC News | Sep 8, 2022 | Current News
People across Saskatchewan gathered to honour those lost on James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon Wednesday night. The First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) organized candlelight vigils in Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Regina to support those...
by Dan Jones | Sep 7, 2022 | Current News
(A photo shared on Facebook of what appears to the arrest of Myles Sanderson Wednesday. Credit Luke Lawrence Facebook.) Warning: Disturbing content. “This evening, our province is breathing a collective sigh of relief, as Myles Sanderson is no longer at large. I can...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2022 | Current News
RCMP say the suspect in the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation this past weekend has been taken into police custody and the dangerous persons alert has been cancelled. Police issued an alert Wednesday afternoon that Sanderson was believed to be in the Wakaw area...
by Joel Willick | Sep 7, 2022 | Current News
Content Warning: Some details of this story may be distressing Emotions ran high while family members of victims of the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation spoke publicly for the first time on Wednesday morning. Bonnie Burns and Gregory Burns were a mother and...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2022 | Current News
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) will gather in prayer and mourning at its Saskatchewan campuses after the stabbing attacks over the weekend. “FNUniv stands with those who are hurting and in...
by MBC News | Sep 7, 2022 | Current News
Thomas Burns, 23, of James Smith Cree Nation. Carol Burns, 46, of James Smith Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. Gregory Burns, 28, of James Smith Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. Lydia Gloria Burns, 61, of James Smith Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. Bonnie Burns, 48, of James...
by Joel Willick | Sep 6, 2022 | Current News
Big River First Nation is celebrating the grand opening of the Jim Neilson Sports Complex. The multi-use sports facility welcomed community members and dignitaries from across the province Tuesday for its grand opening featuring a WHL preseason game between the...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2022 | Current News
RCMP have issued a Dangerous Person Alert for the Melfort area, in relation to the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon stabbings. Mounties say they have received several reports of possible sightings of Myles Sanderson on the First Nation. Authorities ask area...
by MBC News | Sep 6, 2022 | Current News
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Counselors, community organizations and politicians in Saskatchewan and across Canada are rallying support for the communities of James Smith Cree Nation and nearby Weldon, and everyone affected by Sunday’s mass...
