by Joel Willick | Jun 7, 2023
(CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains distressing details.) The 6-person jury at the inquest into the death of William Whitebear is providing several recommendations to the Ministry of Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety. Whitebear died by suicide at the...
by bryanorthner | Jun 7, 2023
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is recommending that Cameco be issued licences for it’s Key Lake McArthur River and Rabbit Lake operations in northern Saskatchewan. The Commission is conducting public hearings in Saskatoon Wednesday and Thursday. The...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2023
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is speaking out about the appointment of Patrick Nogier as the interim chief of the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS). In a media release sent out Wednesday afternoon the Tribal Council said their leadership was pleased to...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2023
The tenth season of a popular nonfiction survival series will be set in northern Saskatchewan. Alone follows ten survivalists who were left last fall in unknown, rural areas around Reindeer Lake, some 220 kilometres northeast of La Ronge. Contestants aim to survive in...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2023
Saskatchewan RCMP have charged a man with first degree murder in the death of Tyler Mooswa. Police said 31-year-old Wade Frenchman of Moosomin First Nation was arrested in North Battleford this past Monday. He is set to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2023
La Ronge RCMP have charged a number of people after a shooting in Bell’s Point this past weekend. RCMP said on June 4 three people, two men and a woman approached a home on Bird Place and fired at the home, before forcing their way into the house and firing...
by MBC News | Jun 6, 2023
A 19-year-old man from Loon Lake is facing a number of drug charges after being arrested this past weekend. In a media release sent out Tuesday afternoon Meadow Lake RCMP said officers were patrolling Loon Lake when they saw a man leave a home with an open alcohol...
by Joel Willick | Jun 6, 2023
(CONTENT WARNING – the following story contains distressing details) William Whitebear died while in custody at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre on November 2, 2020 while serving a two-year jail term. A coroner’s inquest into his death is...
by bryanorthner | Jun 6, 2023
The Provincial Auditor is recommending the Ministry of Education enhance specific measures and targets for increasing educational outcomes for Indigenous students. Tara Clement’s report suggests that graduation rates between 2018 and 2021 have remained relatively...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2023
RCMP in La Ronge are investigating after two men were shot Sunday night. In a media release RCMP said they were called on June 4 to a house on Bird Place in Bell’s Point about a shooting. Police said two men were hurt, both were taken to hospital in a personal...
