by MBC News | Jun 9, 2017
Saskatchewan Penitentiary. File photo. An inmate has been charged after the death of another inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert this week. RCMP say 28-year-old Tyler Vandewater has been charged with one count of second-degree murder. It follows...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2017
Students and staff at the Sturgeon Lake Central School shake hands with each other and government officials at the funding announcement. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Sturgeon Lake Central School was the site of a Thursday funding announcement where the government of...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2017
Meadow Lake Provincial Court. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. More charges have been laid in connection to a traffic stop in Meadow Lake on Wednesday morning, where four people were arrested and detained. Thirty-year-old Gerald Sinclair faces 10 charges, including...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2017
File photo One man is facing numerous charges in connection to multiple assaults and break-ins in Denare Beach. Josh Paul, 27, of Flin Flon, faces several charges, including attempted murder, robbery, break and enter, assault causing bodily harm and assaulting a peace...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2017
Drummers at the U of S spring convocation. Photo courtesy @usask, Twitter. There was an impressive Indigenous presence at the week-long University of Saskatchewan’s spring convocation ceremonies, which wrapped up on Thursday. With 383 Indigenous students taking...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2017
Photo courtesy of Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission The northern community of Pinehouse gave its unqualified and enthusiastic support today to AREVA’s application for a 12-year licence renewal for its McClean Lake operation. The current eight-year licence expires at...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2017
Elder Paul Sylvestre speaks at the hearing on Wednesday. Stillshot from http://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/ A two-day nuclear safety hearing is underway in La Ronge, with AREVA Resources seeking to renew its uranium operating licence at its McClean Lake site for the next 12...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2017
Saskatchewan Penitentiary. File photo. RCMP say the death of an inmate yesterday at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert is considered suspicious. The Major Crimes Unit is investigating, and an autopsy will be done this week. Corrections Canada says...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2017
Rene Chaboyer. Photo courtesy of Cumberland House Cree Nation. A new chief and a councillor have been elected by members of the Cumberland House Cree Nation. A by-election was held yesterday, and Rene Chaboyer was elected to the position of chief. He replaces Lorne...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2017
Violet Heathen and Jeanette Chief were both from Onion Lake. Photo courtesy RCMP. It’s been more than a year since an Alberta man was arrested and charged with murdering two Onion Lake Cree Nation women, and it appears the case is nearing a resolution. Gordon...
