CONTENT WARNING: Some details in this story may be distressing The Ministry of Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety has been given 11 recommendations following the public inquest into an in-custody death at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. Randal...
CONTENT WARNING: Some details in this story may be distressing A six-person jury has heard all evidence around the death of Randal Nicotine. Nicotine, of Red Pheasant First Nation, died by suicide while at the Saskatoon Provincial Correction Centre in 2019. A public...
CONTENT WARNING: some details in the following story may be distressing Randal Nicotine, of Red Pheasant First Nation, died while at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre in May 2019. An inquest into his death is taking place this week at the Saskatoon Inn and...
The Saskatoon Tribal Council says they have identified a building as a possible location for a permanent homeless shelter in the city. The STC has been running a temporary wellness centre in the city’s downtown core since December. According to the organization,...
Krista’s Kilometres, a cross-Canada walk raising awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited individuals made its way through Saskatoon on Friday. The trek is organized by Indigenous grandmother Krista Fox whose grandson was...
On April 1, Tina Giroux-Robillard took over the position of Executive Director of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management board. She replaces Ross Thompson who retired after holding the position for thirty years. Going forward, Giroux-Robillard feels there are...
A Métis lawyer originally from Prince Albert has announced her bid for leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP party. Kaitlyn Harvey announced her intentions to run for leader at an event in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. As a single mother, Harvey says she always wanted to...
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and Sturgeon Lake First Nation have joined an economic development alliance out of Prince Albert. The MN-S and Sturgeon Lake signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday morning to officially become members of the Prince Albert Region...
CONTENT WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Day one updates Day two updates Inquest closes; 15 recommendations given by the jury The inquest into the death of Benjamin Toutsaint has officially closed with a jury offering 15 recommendations to prevent...
CONTENT WARNING: Details in this story may be distressing Day one updates can be found here. UPDATE 2:00 The final witness of the inquest was Dr. Mansfield Mela a forensic psychiatrist who has worked at RPC for over twenty years. Dr. Mela says he had met with...
