by MBC News | Feb 25, 2022
The inquest into the death of a Black Lake First Nation man in a Saskatoon jail cell will take place next month. Benjamin Toutsaint was found unresponsive at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in May of 2019. Medical personnel would make lifesaving attempts on his life,...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2022
A tuberculosis outbreak in Pelican Narrows has been confirmed by northern health officials. The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services announced the outbreak in a statement posted to Facebook on Wednesday. While no numbers have been reported, the northern health...
by MBC News | Feb 23, 2022
Prince Albert police are investigating after a 30-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot wound Wednesday morning. Police were called to a residence in the 500 block of 5th Street East around 5 a.m. after the complaint of a shooting. The 30-year-old was found...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2022
Warning: Disturbing Content. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) said it is extending its search grid for the Delmas residential school. An initial search of the school’s foundation yielded zero anomalies in ground-penetrating radar conducted by SNC Lavalin....
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2022
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the federal government are establishing the first ever First Nations Health Ombudsperson’s Office in Saskatchewan. The Office will allow Indigenous Peoples who feel discriminated against in accessing health...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2022
The Public Complaints Commission says they have found no wrongdoing in the arrest of an Indigenous man in the summer of 2020. The arrest of Evan Penner was heavily scrutinized after a video posted online showed police officers punching him several times during the...
by MBC News | Feb 18, 2022
Spiritwood RCMP have arrested a man on several charges a week after he allegedly pointed a firearm at youth in a residence on Pelican Lake First Nation. The man was then said to have discharged the firearm outside. Police received reports of the incident on Feb. 9. An...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2022
A third person now faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Byron Bear. Bear was initially reported missing in early December after police believe he may have been involved in a serious assault in a home in the city. Bear’s body was recently...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2022
La Ronge filmmaker Danis Goulet’s first feature film has been nominated for 11 Canadian Screen Awards. Night Raiders is a futuristic thriller about an Indigenous mother trying to save her child from being taken by the state. In an earlier interview with MBC, Goulet...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2022
Candidate-elect Jim Lamaigre said the northwest now has a voice within government. Lemaigre’s upset win in Tuesday’s Athabasca byelection is a stunning political blow to the New Democrats as it was an NDP stronghold since 1998. A SaskParty MLA has never been...
