by MBC News | Dec 14, 2023
A date for the Coroner’s Inquest looking in to the mass stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon is now set. The inquest is set to run from Jan. 15 to 24 at the Kerry Vicker Centre in Melfort. The inquest will be looking at the deaths of...
by bryanorthner | Dec 13, 2023
The fate of Bernie Herman is now in the hands of a King’s Bench judge. Lawyers for both the Crown and defense made their closing arguments in the first degree murder trial of the former RCMP officer Wednesday morning in Prince Albert. Bernie is charged with...
by Joel Willick | Dec 12, 2023
Cameco has announced $1.8 million in funding for community initiatives in the province. The uranium company’s CEO Time Gitzel made the announcement at Cameco’s head office in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. “It’s been a great year for us,” said Gitzel...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2023
Westview School Facebook photo Staff from the Northern Lights Casino and members of the Prince Albert Police Service presented Westview School with a new tipi canvas last week. Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Prince Albert school tipi...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2023
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is welcoming the introduction of proposed drinking water legislation for First Nations. However, while the FSIN welcomed the legislation, specifically the extension of water protections to First Nations, they as...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2023
A new herd of bison has officially began on historic Metis lands near Batoche. Last year, Parks Canada and the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan struck a deal to relocate 25 bison from a herd on Grasslands National Park. The government announced Friday morning that the...
by bryanorthner | Dec 7, 2023
The first degree murder trial of Bernie Herman is now finished hearing evidence. The last person to take the stand at King’s Bench Court in Prince Albert Thursday was the accused, who told the court that the victim Braden Herman was abusive and that the sexual...
by Jenna Smith | Dec 7, 2023
The five-year Historic Master Consulting Agreement will see Ya’ thi Néné Lands and Resources (YNLR) as the initial point of engagement required for SaskPower projects in the Athabasca Basin. The work SaskPower typically undertakes in the north includes vegetation...
by bryanorthner | Dec 7, 2023
Bernie Herman took the stand at his own first degree murder trial Thursday at King’s Bench Court in Prince Albert. The former RCMP officer is charged with shooting and killing Braden Herman in an isolated area of Little Red River Park in May of 2021. During his...
by bryanorthner | Dec 7, 2023
(Screenshot of Cindy Woodhouse taking her Oath of Office. CPAC) Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief David Pratt has conceded to Cindy Woodhouse of Manitoba for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nation. Pratt trailed Woodhouse through six-rounds...
