by MBC News | Jan 31, 2018
A man from La Ronge is scheduled to be in court tomorrow after being charged with manslaughter following a death earlier this month. On January 23, police were called about an altercation near a business in the 1200 block of La Ronge Avenue. A man found at the scene...
by MBC News | Jan 31, 2018
A Regina filmmaker is hoping her new documentary will be a catalyst to help restore the Nakota language. To Wake Up the Nakota Language is a short documentary by filmmaker Louise BigEagle. The film documents the journey of aging Nakota speakers who try desperately to...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2018
Graphic death scene photos and RCMP expert testimony marked the first day of the trial of a Biggar area farmer accused of shooting a First Nations man to death in August of 2016. A forensic expert and a blood spatter expert were the first two witnesses in the trial...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2018
The NDP’s provincial interim leader, Nicole Sarauer, met with Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne and other organizations in the northern city today. Sarauer is the legislative member representing Regina Douglas Park and currently leads the opposition. It is an...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2018
The Aboriginal Head Start Program is a federal program aimed at supporting early childhood development for young families. Leaders from Star Blanket Cree Nation were on hand Tuesday morning to celebrate the grand opening of their own building devoted entirely to...
by MBC News | Jan 30, 2018
A new agreement is aiming to ensure stronger Metis education in Saskatoon’s public schools. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed this morning by the Saskatoon Public Schools and the Central Metis Urban Federation. The goal of the MOU will be to bring Metis...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2018
From a cast of 100’s, a jury of 14 has now been selected for the Gerald Stanley murder trial. The Biggar-area farmer is on trial for second-degree murder in the August 2016 shooting death of Colten Boushie from nearby Red Pheasant First Nation. Seven women and...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2018
A new Treaty Commissioner has been named for Saskatchewan. On Wednesday afternoon Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett along with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations announced that Mary Culbertson would be taking over the position. Culbertson is a...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2018
Three women have been elected to James Smith Cree Nation’s council. Three of four council members are now female following Friday’s election on the James Smith Cree Nation. Wally Burns will remain as chief and will be joined by Gerald McKay, Kendra McKay,...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2018
The Alex Dillabough Centre in Battleford has been transformed into a makeshift jury room, where more than 700 people have been summoned for jury selection for the trial of a Biggar-area farmer accused of shooting a First Nations man to death in the summer of 2016....
