by MBC News | Mar 16, 2015
Testimony at the coroner’s inquest into the death of 19-year-old John Bob Glen Custer has heard his death was ruled a suicide. His body was found on November 24, 2013 by staff at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. Custer had been remanded at the facility on...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2015
The federal government announced close to half a million dollars in support to help people struggling with homelessness in Saskatoon on Monday. The money will be distributed to support initiatives at the Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre and Lighthouse...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2015
A march to mark the International Day Against Police Brutality wound its way through the streets of Regina yesterday. The Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism was one of the organizers of the protest. Coalition spokesman Bob Hughes says many in Regina have had bad...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2015
RCMP continue to investigate the cause of a fatal rollover on the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation over the weekend. The accident claimed the life of 34-year-old Micheal Wayne Thomas. Thomas was the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle and died at the...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2015
Chants of ‘No More Fear’ and ‘Kill the Bill’ echoed out of downtown Saskatoon on Saturday. Over 300 protesters in the city joined together with thousands of other protesters across Canada to voice their displeasure over new anti-terror legislation found in Bill C-51....
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2015
Fourteen First Nations elders were honoured with ceremonial badges today for the work they do on an advisory board for the Saskatoon Police Service. The Chief’s Advisory Committee has been advising the Saskatoon police chief on Aboriginal relations for over...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2015
A forum for survivors of the residential school in Ile a la Crosse will be held tomorrow in the northern village. The boarding school — which was in operation from 1884 to 1976 — is not recognized as such by the federal government, which means former...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2015
A rally is planned in Saskatoon tomorrow to protest Bill C-51, the federal government’s new anti-terrorism legislation. Organizers for the protest say the new bill aims to label small examples of civil disobedience and activism as terrorism. They say they do not want...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2015
Saskatoon’s mayor is in training for a special event that will take place on National Aboriginal Day. The Inaugural Mayor’s Marathon Day aims to raise funds for an extension of the Meewasin trail from Whitecap Dakota First Nation to Wanuskewin Heritage Park. The run...
by MBC News | Mar 12, 2015
It was over 36 hours and 2,600 km for two Saskatchewan Roughriders traveling across northern Saskatchewan this week. Fullback Neal Hughes and offensive lineman Dan Clark started their journey in Saskatoon and travelled to Pelican Narrows, Southend, Stony Rapids and...
