by MBC News | Jul 12, 2020
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation is in lock-down after a member of that community tested positive for COVID-19. Chief Frank Roberts addressed his First Nation after Council held an emergency meeting to pass several motions and obtain a public health order authorizing the...
by MBC News | Jul 9, 2020
A North Battleford lawyer says the recent violent arrest of a First Nations man in Saskatoon is not an uncommon experience for Indigenous people when dealing with police authorities. A video circulating on social media shows an officer punching a man named Evan Penner...
by MBC News | Jul 9, 2020
A Saskatoon group which patrols and helps people in need is offering a new service: wellness checks. The Okihtcitawak Patrol Group patrols the Saskatoon neighbourhoods of Pleasant Hill and Riversdale. They help community members by being present in the neighbourhood,...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2020
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday morning on Bill C-92. The bill came into effect Jan. 1. It gives Indigenous communities and families control over...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2020
The Metis-Nation Saskatchewan is demanding an apology from Environment Minister Dustin Duncan for not consulting it on the Denison Wheeler River project exploration. In a June 11, letter to Attorney General Don Morgan, MN-S President Glen McCallum expressed concern...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2020
The Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission is being brought in to independently investigate a rough arrest caught on video in Saskatoon on Saturday. Police allege they were called to the 500 block of 11th Street East, where officers encountered a man that had...
