by MBC News | Mar 26, 2024
RCMP say a woman from the Key First Nation is facing a first degree murder charge in a death in 2022. Natashia Marie Keshane is accused of killing Cory Papequash in a shooting at a home on the First Nation in October 2022. Kashane has already appeared in provincial...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2024
A man from the James Smith Cree Nation is dead and several others injured following a rollover crash southeast of Prince Albert Monday morning. RCMP said officers responded to the single-vehicle crash on Coxby Road, shortly before 8 AM. A 21-year old passenger was...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2024
The Kikinahk Friendship Centre is seeking approval from La Ronge Town Council to establish a full-time temporary shelter in that northern community. Ron Woytowich, Executive Director of the Friendship Centre said he has secured federal financing to purchase the...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2024
(Photo: Jason Lepine plays for Courtney-Dawn Anaquod Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder The Métis… theirs is a history shaped by resilience and adaptation; a history that for too...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2024
RCMP Major Crimes are investigating a suspicious death in Black Lake. Mounties say on Wednesday evening, officers responded to a home to an injured man. 52-year-old Victor Robillard from Black Lake Denesuline First Nation was taken to hospital where he later died....
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2024
WARNING: Distressing content By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder Métis children along with First Nations children were subjected to the forcible attendance at residential schools in the 19th and 20th centuries. Métis survivors,...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2024
The Saskatchewan RCMP have announced the implementation of roadside Mandatory Alcohol Screenings (MAS) on all lawful traffic stops in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction starting April 1. MAS will be done with an approved screening device called the Alco-Sensor FST and...
by MBC News | Mar 19, 2024
RCMP said one man is recovering from serious injuries, following a shooting at Bell’s Point in La Ronge Sunday afternoon. Mounties claim that three people all dressed in black, approached the victim, while sitting in his vehicle. A firearm was discharged, while the...
by MBC News | Mar 18, 2024
UPDATE: Updated with response from Indigenous Services Canada. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is not commenting on reports of Indigenous Services Canada performing a forensic audit. This past weekend, a letter was leaked from Indigenous Services...
by MBC News | Mar 18, 2024
A woman is facing a murder charge in connection to a homicide earlier this month in Patuanak. RCMP responded to a home in that community March 15 to a suspicious death. Brandon Dawatsare was the victim. RCMP arrested Brittany Bear in Prince Albert Sunday and charged...