by MBC News | Nov 4, 2022
A Coroner’s Jury is returning 8 different recommendations after hearing evidence in the death of Curtis Mckenzie. The jury concluded Mckenzie died at Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert on March 9 2020 after he was found hanging in his cell on February 26. The...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2022
By: Bailey Sutherland, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A University of Saskatchewan poll found that food bank use in the Prairies is the highest in the nation as grocery prices continue to skyrocket across the country. The finding is among several from a national...
by Joel Willick | Nov 4, 2022
On Thursday, the University of Saskatchewan released its independent report on the Carrie Bourassa situation. Bourassa was a health professor at the university who officially resigned her position in June following reports from last year that called her claims of...
by Joel Willick | Nov 4, 2022
Wanuskewin Heritage Part and Federated Co-op have partnered together to provide a new line of bison food products. The products will be sourced in Alberta, produced in Saskatchewan and sold at Co-op stores around western Canada. The packaging includes artwork by Linus...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2022
The inquest looking in to the death of Curtis Mckenzie is finished hearing testimony. On the final day of testimony Thursday at the Coronet Hotel in Prince Albert the inquest heard from three witnesses, including the Warden of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, where...
by MBC News | Nov 1, 2022
Canada’s prisons watchdog said officials have made little progress in improving conditions and outcomes for Indigenous inmates. Correctional Investigator Dr. Ivan Zingler found Indigenous Peoples are entering the system younger and at an increasing rate. They spend...
by Joel Willick | Oct 31, 2022
Content Warning: The following story contains reports on topics around suicide The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has released a report on suicide and self harm in Saskatchewan First Nation communities and is asking for Ottawa to invest in their solution...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2022
Buffalo Narrows RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating a man wanted in an alleged stabbing incident in Turnor Lake. Kobin Morin is described as being approximately 6’1″ and weighing 200 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2022
Saskatoon Police confirm the man shot and killed by officers Thursday was from La Loche. Police allege the unidentified 26-year-old man was armed with a gun in the 1300 Block of Avenue E North. Police claim the man pointed a firearm at them inside and outside a...
by Joel Willick | Oct 28, 2022
The Saskatoon Tribal Council has found a permanent location for their homeless shelter in Saskatoon. For the past year, the STC has operated a temporary shelter downtown. On Friday morning they announced a new permanent location on the city’s west side thanks to a $5...
