by MBC News | Oct 27, 2022
Saskatchewan lawmakers Thursday stood in solidarity in a government motion to express condolences to the victims of the stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon. 11 people were killed and many more injured in attacks on Sept. 4, all...
by MBC News | Oct 27, 2022
By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Joe Hordyski went to La Ronge in 1988 to build one house as part of his contracting business. “And then, I stayed,” he recalls. Earlier this year, Hordyski was re-elected as the town’s mayor for the fifth time....
by Joel Willick | Oct 26, 2022
CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains details of sexual assault A Saskatchewan man who committed several sexual assaults while acting as a traditional healer could be handed a nearly ten-year long prison sentence. Earlier this year, Cecil Wolfe plead guilty to...
by MBC News | Oct 26, 2022
Lt. Governor Russ Mirasty opened the fall session of the Legislature by paying respects to the victims of the James Smith Cree Nation stabbing rampage, Sept. 4, which left 11 people dead and many more injured. Mirasty acknowledged that in light of these tragic events,...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2022
“She was a very intelligent girl, very sensitive and compassionate towards others, very outgoing as well,” said Val Charlette is describing her daughter Tristan Jobb. The 24-year-old was found at the Phantom Lake Golf Club in Creighton on Oct. 6. One week after the...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2022
RCMP are investigating a homicide on The Key First Nation. Mounties say they received reports of shots fired at a home on the First Nation early Sunday morning at around 5 am. When officers arrived, they located an injured 51-year-old man from They Key First Nation...
by MBC News | Oct 21, 2022
The Prince Albert Historical Society is getting ready to debut a new exhibit at their museum. The new exhibit, which is called Kistapinânihk/Omaniciye Makoca/Tł’ogh tëlë/, that translates to The Gathering Place is set to open to the public on October 28. Michelle...
by MBC News | Oct 20, 2022
A man from La Ronge is facing charges after an incident near Prince Albert this week. According to Prince Albert RCMP a vehicle, which was disabled was parked on the side of Highway 263 on Tuesday when a man approached it and pointed a gun at the two people inside....
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2022
The head of the RCMP in Saskatchewan is speaking out on First Nations policing. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore believes the RCMP can still serve communities that decide to create their own police services. Specifically the assistant commissioner said the...
by MBC News | Oct 19, 2022
A new exploration benefit agreement between Denison Mines and Far North First Nations and communities is being hailed as a step in the right direction. Denison is committing to meaningful engagement on proposed uranium developments in the Athabasca Region. “There...
