by MBC News | Apr 18, 2023
The Coroner’s Inquest looking in to the death of Cain Wapass learned more about what caused his death Tuesday. Wapass, who was 28, was found unresponsive in a cell at the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation RCMP detachment in 2020. The first witness the inquest heard from...
by Joel Willick | Apr 18, 2023
The court matter for a Cree medicine man accused of sexual assault has been delayed as he seeks to withdraw his guilty pleas. 60-year-old Cecil Wolfe is facing 12 counts of sexual assault for allegedly abusing women while acting as a traditional healer. Last year,...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2023
An emergency wellness centre in Regina will be receiving additional funding to extend its operations. “The Gathering Place: New Beginnings” is a 40-bed emergency wellness centre that offers support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as well as a secure...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2023
A mobile app designed to connect First Nations people with First Nations Peer Advocates for cultural-based mental health support has recently expanded to include all Indigenous groups in Saskatchewan. The Talking Stick app was developed by the Federation of Sovereign...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2023
New leadership has been sworn-in for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. The ceremony, Monday, featured the swearing-in of re-elected Chief Tammy Cook-Searson as well as the newly elected councillors. “It’s a tremendous honour to be re-elected as Chief of the Lac La...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2023
A Court of King’s Bench judge has handed down a not guilty verdict in the case of a man charged in a stabbing death in Bell’s Point in 2020. Keegan Nelson-Smith was charged with second degree murder in the death of Muhammad Venne. Throughout the trial,...
