by MBC News | Nov 22, 2021
La Loche RCMP deployed a conducted energy weapon (CEW), otherwise known as a taser, during an arrest in the community last week. Police received a report Wednesday evening of an intoxicated 33-year-old man refusing to leave a residence. When RCMP arrived, the man was...
by Joel Willick | Nov 19, 2021
Wanuskewin Heritage Park says the reintroduction of bison to the park allowed the discovery of Indigenous rock art believed to be over a century old. Bison were reintroduced to the area in 2019 and Park officials say the bison moved vegetation allowing the discovery...
by Joel Willick | Nov 18, 2021
The Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners says they fully support an independent review of police policies for in-custody care. In recent weeks, three people died while in the custody of the Prince Albert police, which prompted the FSIN and PAGC to call for the...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2021
Pinehouse RCMP is asking for the public’s help in find a wanted man. An arrest warrant was issued for Jerry Tinker last week. Tinker was charged with uttering threats and resisting a peace officer in September. He was then charged last week with failure to...
by Joel Willick | Nov 17, 2021
Two Saskatchewan representatives have been named to the Metis National Council’s delegation heading to the Vatican. Elder and Michif language advisor Norman Fleury and Ile a la Crosse Boarding School survivor Anne Lafleur will represent the MNC at the Vatican visit....
by Joel Willick | Nov 17, 2021
Businesses in Saskatchewan are highlighting the successes they have experienced and the struggles they have gone through after signing onto the Indigenous Engagement Charter. Earlier this year, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce launched the charter which encourages...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2021
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has partnered with La Ronge’s Scattered Site Outreach Program to open a temporary homeless shelter. The emergency shelter was opened Tuesday at the Band’s Kitsaki Hall and took in 22 clients over its first night. Chief Tammy Cook-Searson...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2021
A Lac La Ronge Indian Band corner store won a promotional contest and has donated its winnings to a local organization. The Keethanow Corner Store, run by the Keethanow Group of Businesses, won $2,500 in the contest put on by Old Dutch Chips and Pratt’s Fine Food. The...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2021
An employment training agency is receiving provincial and federal money to help Northern Indigenous job seekers improve their skills to obtain work. Northern Career Quest Inc is getting approximately $2 million to facilitate training programs for approximately 400...
by Joel Willick | Nov 16, 2021
Louis Riel was executed on this day in 1885 and several events have been taking place across the province to honour his legacy. November 16th has come to be known as Louis Riel Day. Sask. Polytech schools across the province raised a Métis flag at all of their main...
