by MBC News | Feb 8, 2024
Saskatchewan RCMP are investigating a suspicious death. In a media release sent out Thursday afternoon RCMP said officers from their Battleford detachment were called to the Red Pheasant Cree Nation after human remains were found outside a home. Police said a search...
by bryanorthner | Feb 8, 2024
(Photo of Lebret Residential School.) WARNING: Disturbing content. The Chief Coroner said his service is an active participant in helping identify missing or murdered Indigenous children who attended a residential school in Saskatchewan. Clive Weighill appeared...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2024
A law that would recognize self-governance for Métis people in Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Alberta is one step closer to becoming reality. A process that began over three months ago, concluded Monday with the advancement of Bill C-53, which now returns to the...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2024
Ice roads in Northern Saskatchewan are finally open. An unusually warm start to the winter delayed roadwork on the Wollaston Lake and Stony Rapids to Fond du Lac ice road. “Ice roads connect the north to the rest of the province, so people can travel for work,...
by MBC News | Feb 7, 2024
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Legislation may be the only way to ensure that a possible change in the federal government in the next election does not see the Métis National Council (MNC) lose ground. In 2017, member Nations...
by bryanorthner | Feb 7, 2024
The provincial government is speaking about some of the recommendations made by the Coroner’s Inquest looking in to the mass stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation and Village of Weldon. Paul Merriman, minister of corrections, policing and public safety told MBC...
by MBC News | Feb 6, 2024
RCMP say a man is facing a murder charge, following a serious assault in Deschambault Lake. Mounties responded to a call just before 11 AM Friday morning to find Johnathan Custer injured outside a home in that community. He was taken to the local health clinic where...
by bryanorthner | Feb 5, 2024
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is calling for support to combat the problems of violence and crime in Pelican Narrows. Early Monday afternoon at the PBCN Health Services building in Prince Albert, the First Nation’s leadership called for support from...
by MBC News | Feb 5, 2024
A woman and her dog were saved after her vehicle fell through the ice on Lac La Ronge. RCMP responded to a remote location on the Lake at approximately 4PM Friday afternoon. The woman was sitting on the roof of her half-submerged vehicle with her dog. With the help of...
by Jenna Smith | Feb 5, 2024
Wanuskewin Heritage Park is getting ready to host their seventh annual Kôna Winter Festival with the help of Nutrien. The five-day event will feature Indigenous storytellers, dancers, traditional games and more. Over the years, the event has grown in popularity,...
