Inquest called into death at Regina jail cell

Inquest called into death at Regina jail cell

A public inquest will be held to look into the death of Vance Bellegarde. 39-year-old Bellegarde was found unresponsive in his cell at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre on August 6, 2020. Emergency Medical Services personnel responded, but resuscitation...
Dawn Walker enters not-guilty plea

Dawn Walker enters not-guilty plea

Dawn Walker has entered a not-guilty plea for all charges against her. The former chief of staff of the FSIN is facing several charges for allegedly faking the death of herself and her son and fleeing to the United States. At a courtroom in Saskatoon Thursday morning...
Pope Benedict XVI remembered warmly by AFN delegation member

Pope Benedict XVI remembered warmly by AFN delegation member

By: By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com On the eve of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral, Delia Opekokew’s feelings of him remain the same today as they did when she met him in 2009. Opekokew was one of 10 members of a delegation...
One charged with murder in death of Taya Sinclair

One charged with murder in death of Taya Sinclair

One person has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to the death of Taya Sinclair. Sinclair, a Metis woman from Saskatoon, was found dead in Prince Albert in March of last year in an area south of the Alfred Jenkins Field House. Prince Albert Police...
Woman arrested after standoff with police in Prince Albert

Woman arrested after standoff with police in Prince Albert

One woman is in custody after an alleged standoff with police in Prince Albert on Monday. Police say they were investigating reports of various thefts including a stolen vehicle from a home on MacArthur Drive at around 9:00 Monday morning. When authorities arrived at...
Dawn Walker choses trial by judge

Dawn Walker choses trial by judge

A Saskatoon woman accused of faking the death of herself and her son and fleeing to the United States has elected to have a trial by judge. Dawn Walker faces several charges after allegedly faking her and her son’s death this past summer and fleeing to the...
Struggles in the northeast marked much of 2022 for Vermette

Struggles in the northeast marked much of 2022 for Vermette

For Doyle Vermette, this year has brought much struggles for his constituents. The MLA for Cumberland and the lone northern opposition NDP member of the Legislature said people are finding it difficult to make ends meet. “If you look at the list of affordability,...