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,...
by Joel Willick | Apr 17, 2023
On August 26, 2020, 28-year-old Cain Wapass was found unresponsive at the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation RCMP detachment. Wapass, who was in custody of the RCMP at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene. A public inquest into his death is taking place at the Coronet...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2023
Fur trapping in the North is on the rebound. COVID-19 and lower fur prices have greatly impacted the industry. The pandemic saw a decrease in the number of trappers on the line, and a drop in fur tables, translates into less furs and opportunities to sell. ”In the...
