by MBC News | Dec 22, 2023
(RCMP provided photo of Dec. 18 Pelican Narrows search warrant event.) Several people in Pelican Narrows are facing drugs and weapons charges, following an RCMP safety blitz in that community last week. In all, eight people were arrested between Dec. 15 to 19. Braden...
by MBC News | Dec 21, 2023
In the wake of a shooting tragedy on Red Earth Cree Nation this week – students in the community will be put on early Christmas break. On Tuesday morning, RCMP announced that a 25-year-old man was killed in an RCMP officer involved shooting on the First Nation....
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2023
Indigenous leaders are calling for more support from the provincial government to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous women in the criminal justice system. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief Aly Bear, New Democrat Saskatoon MLA Betty...
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2023
Northlands College has signed a memorandum of understanding with First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina to administer a bachelor of administration degree to northerners. “One of our core principles is keeping our learners first, and with...
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2023
One person has died and an RCMP officer was injured during a shooting on Red Earth Cree Nation. According to RCMP, the incident began around 3:40 A.M. Tuesday when RCMP were called to reports of a gunshot. After an intial investigation, two people were arrested but...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2023
Lloydminster, Alta. – On Sept. 6, 2023, Lloydminster RCMP received a report that 27-year old Autumn Dillon, a resident of Lloydminster, has not been seen since late of September 2022 in the area of the Lloydminster hospital. Autumn Dillon, also is known to go by the...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2023
A self-proclaimed Cree medicine man will stand trial in 2025, accused of 12 counts of sexual assault. The alleged offenses against Cecil Wolfe stem from encounters with women between 2013 and 2021 in the Muskeg Lake and Saskatoon areas. Last year he pleaded guilty to...
by MBC News | Dec 18, 2023
Poundmaker’s Lodge will be able to provide withdrawal management and impatient addiction treatment spaces. Poundmaker’s Lodge was selected by the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Authority to operate addiction treatment services at the former...
by MBC News | Dec 18, 2023
The government of Saskatchewan announced $80 million in funding for the Saskatchewan Research council to pursue the demonstration of a microreactor. SRC will use the research and knowledge gained from the licensing and deployment of an initial microreactor to help the...
by MBC News | Dec 15, 2023
UPDATE 4:25 PM Dec. 15. A Pelican Narrows man is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, in a shooting in that community early Thursday, which left two teenagers injured. Coltin Ballantyne is also charged with weapons offenses. The two teens were treated in...
