by MBC News | Jan 29, 2015
RCMP continue to search for a man who escaped from custody last week. Twenty-one-year-old Solomon Toutsaint was appearing in court in Black Lake on break and enter charges when he escaped police custody on January 21. While at large, Toutsaint has taunted the police a...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015
Cameco announced an expansion of its Touchdown for Dreams program Wednesday afternoon to help more women suffering with life threatening forms of cancer make their dreams come true. Over the next two years, the program will grant seven to ten wishes per year with each...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015
*NOTE — A previous version of this story indicated the two suspects were facing attempted murder charges. RCMP have since issued a corrected press release indicating that is not the case. Two men suspects arrested after a break-in at a Lloydminster liquor...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer facing child pornography charges has pleaded not guilty. Aiden Pratchett had been serving in Fond du Lac when he was charged with accessing and possessing child pornography. Pratchett’s lawyer, Mark Brayford, entered the plea for his client...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015
The most comprehensive study ever done on dementia in Saskatchewan yields some surprising results. The research provides new information on the scope of dementia and offers recommendations for action. According to University of Saskatchewan researcher Professor Debra...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015
After three-and-a-half weeks of evidence and arguments, the fate of an accused child killer is now in the hands of a Regina jury. Thirty-four-year-old Adam Cyr is on trial for second-degree murder in the June 2012 beating death of two-year-old Natalia Shingoose. She...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015
A new Aboriginal volunteer organization has come together to help Indigenous voters navigate new changes mandating stricter identification requirements to participate in the next federal election. The legislative changes brought in by the Harper government have done...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2015
An event aiming to raise awareness on the homelessness issue in northern Saskatchewan is coming to La Ronge in February. The “Share the Love Winter Sleep Out” put on by the Scattered Site Outreach Program is inviting participants to spend 18 hours outside...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2015
Two black area rugs could be the key to help solve the mystery of a murdered Aboriginal woman from Prince Albert. RCMP released the new information this morning in the hopes of generating some new leads. The rugs were found with the body of 28-year-old Monica Lee...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2015
The NDP is blasting the Harper government for failing to track on-reserve job numbers. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey currently does not track employment numbers on First Nations reserves citing cost as a reason. The government department says it would...
