Murder charge laid in Black Lake death

Murder charge laid in Black Lake death

RCMP Major Crimes say they have charged one person with second degree murder in relation to a death on Black Lake Denesuline First Nation last week. 52-year-old Victor Robillard died in hospital last Wednesday after the RCMP say he sustained injuries. Mounties...
Murder charge laid in 2022 death

Murder charge laid in 2022 death

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...
Murder charge laid in Black Lake death

One person dead following crash near Prince Albert

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...
New full-time shelter proposed for La Ronge

New full-time shelter proposed for La Ronge

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...
Celebrating Métis Culture with Annual Kitchen Party

Celebrating Métis Culture with Annual Kitchen Party

(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...
Murder charge laid in Black Lake death

RCMP investigated death in Black Lake

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....
Île-à-la-Crosse Survivors Still Waiting

Île-à-la-Crosse Survivors Still Waiting

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,...
Murder charge laid in Black Lake death

RCMP investigate shooting in La Ronge

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...