by MBC News | Aug 29, 2014
A public inquest into the death of Ryan Natomagan-Nelson has been scheduled for September in Prince Albert. The 26-year-old man was fatally shot in an altercation with Prince Albert police in 2013. Two police officers had entered a building on July 9 when...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2014
A Métis local in northern Saskatchewan is voicing concerns over not being consulted on exploration activities on traditional territories. Several citizens and dignitaries from Descharme Lake met on Aug. 25 to discuss what they say is a troubling trend of companies...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2014
An associate professor in the University of Saskatchewan Biology Department says a research project started last winter on caribou and wolf populations is progressing well. Philip McLoughlin worked for two years planning the effort and says the final results will be...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2014
A 70-year-old man from Southend has been arrested by La Ronge RCMP on charges of uttering threats and possession of weapons. Police say they arrested Louis Baulne on Wednesday morning about 180 kilometres south of La Ronge. Baulne was wanted on charges of uttering...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2014
SaskPower continues to hold discussions with a First Nations community in northern Saskatchewan about a possible hydroelectric project. The proposed Tazi Twé Project is a water diversion hydroelectric project that would be located on reserve land owned by the Black...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2014
The Saskatchewan Greens are the first party to nominate a full slate of 61 candidates for the next provincial election. This includes candidates in the two northern ridings. Max Morin will represent the party in Athabasca and Samuel Hardlotte in Cumberland. Morin has...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2014
Over 500 human rights complaints have been filed by Aboriginal people against governing bodies in the last six years. In 2008, the federal government repealed Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act giving First Nations people full access to Canadian human rights...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2014
Police have confirmed a house fire that claimed the life of a 45-year-old man in Prince Albert last week was accidental. They say the fire originated on the main floor of the residence and spread to the rest of the house. After emergency crews had put the blaze out,...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2014
Canada’s premiers and Aboriginal leaders are calling on the federal government to participate in a roundtable to address the high number of Native women who are missing and murdered. P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz says while the premiers and Native leaders would still...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2014
A woman, who had been stranded by herself in the wilderness in northern Saskatchewan for over a week after the canoe she was in capsized, was located and rescued on Tuesday. RCMP say the 62-year-old woman and her 66-year-old husband from Prince Albert were on...