by MBC News | Jul 5, 2023
A provincial court judge has convicted a Saskatoon woman of assault and theft at a FreshCo grocery store in April 2021. A viral video of the confrontation between Annette Custer and a loss-prevention officer was widely condemned by Indigenous leaders. Custer’s lawyer...
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2023
The Dene and Cree language will be visible on traffic signs in many First Nations, as the province is aiming to boost traffic safety. Nearly $15,000 is being invested into Cree signs throughout the James Smith Cree Nation, while $10,000 is allocated for bilingual Dene...
by bryanorthner | Jul 5, 2023
A King’s Bench judge has dismissed an application filed by the former CEO of the Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) contesting his termination. The decision by Justice B.R Hildebrandt, dated April 3 2023 order the dismissal of Allan Adam’s originating...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
A 29 year-old man is facing a number of charges after a traffic stop this weekend in La Ronge. La Ronge RCMP said this past Saturday as part of an ongoing trafficking investigation they stopped a vehicle on La Ronge Avenue. During the stop police said they saw alcohol...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
RCMP in Prince Albert have added two new motorcycles to their fleet. The Saskatchewan RCMP anlong with Combined Traffic Services announced the new motorcycles in a media release on Monday. Mounties say the motorcycles will help officers better spot unsafe driving...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
Two northerners are dead in separate vehicle fatalities. RCMP say on Friday night a 52-year-old man from the Fishing Lake First Nation rolled his vehicle. He was declared dead by EMS at the scene. Earlier that day, a 27-year-old Beauval rolled his vehicle on Canoe...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
Students attending Northlands College will have more classes available to them. The college and the University of Regina have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will give Northlands the ability to deliver some U of R programming to...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
Federal legislation granting Whitecap Dakota First Nation self governance is now law. On June 30 the First Nation put out a media release announcing that Bill C-51 had been given Royal Assent. The bill officially brings in a self government treaty for the Whitecap...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
By: Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Indigenous communities remain on the front lines of the climate crisis, suffering the worst effects of climate disaster and tragedy. Take the current wildfire season: earlier...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2023
Jackson Harmon of Hudson Bay, second from left, will be on the Saskatchewan basketball team at the North American Indigenous Games. Photo courtesy of Jackie Harmon By: Nicole Goldsworthy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal Jackson Harmon of...
