by MBC News | Apr 19, 2023
A new northern Indigenous partnership has resulted in the creation of a gravel supply company that is expected to generate more than $36 million in its first three years of operations. NexGen Energy Ltd., in partnership with the Clearwater River Dene Nation, created...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2023
The Coroner’s Inquest looking in to the death of Cain Wapass learned more about what caused his death Tuesday. Wapass, who was 28, was found unresponsive in a cell at the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation RCMP detachment in 2020. The first witness the inquest heard from...
by Joel Willick | Apr 18, 2023
The court matter for a Cree medicine man accused of sexual assault has been delayed as he seeks to withdraw his guilty pleas. 60-year-old Cecil Wolfe is facing 12 counts of sexual assault for allegedly abusing women while acting as a traditional healer. Last year,...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2023
An emergency wellness centre in Regina will be receiving additional funding to extend its operations. “The Gathering Place: New Beginnings” is a 40-bed emergency wellness centre that offers support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as well as a secure...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2023
A mobile app designed to connect First Nations people with First Nations Peer Advocates for cultural-based mental health support has recently expanded to include all Indigenous groups in Saskatchewan. The Talking Stick app was developed by the Federation of Sovereign...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2023
New leadership has been sworn-in for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. The ceremony, Monday, featured the swearing-in of re-elected Chief Tammy Cook-Searson as well as the newly elected councillors. “It’s a tremendous honour to be re-elected as Chief of the Lac La...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2023
A Court of King’s Bench judge has handed down a not guilty verdict in the case of a man charged in a stabbing death in Bell’s Point in 2020. Keegan Nelson-Smith was charged with second degree murder in the death of Muhammad Venne. Throughout the trial,...
by Joel Willick | Apr 17, 2023
On August 26, 2020, 28-year-old Cain Wapass was found unresponsive at the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation RCMP detachment. Wapass, who was in custody of the RCMP at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene. A public inquest into his death is taking place at the Coronet...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2023
Fur trapping in the North is on the rebound. COVID-19 and lower fur prices have greatly impacted the industry. The pandemic saw a decrease in the number of trappers on the line, and a drop in fur tables, translates into less furs and opportunities to sell. ”In the...
by MBC News | Apr 14, 2023
The Tony Cote Winter Games have officially wrapped up. Closing ceremonies for the games went Thursday in Saskatoon. Games Manager Lyle Daniels told MBC Radio News there was a sizable group of people who took part in the games this time around. “It was under...
