by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
Meadow Lake RCMP are warning the public to be on the lookout for a dangerous suspect who escaped from police custody on Monday. RCMP say 23-year-old Chris Ernest fled from police at the Meadow Lake courthouse around noon. He is charged with possession of a weapon...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
It appears voters in the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation community of Pelican Narrows won’t be heading back to the polls after all. Chief Electoral Officer Burke Ratte had initially called for a new election in the community after votes were counted in Pelican Narrows on...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
A 28-year-old man is facing charges including hit and run, after a 13-year-old boy was killed in a vehicle collision on the Onion Lake Cree Nation Sunday. Police say the boy was riding his dirt bike in front of a home on Chief Taylor Road when he was struck. The boy...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
RCMP have charged a youth with two counts of aggravated assault, following a stabbing at a home on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band early Saturday morning. Police say the initial investigation revealed that a man and a woman were stabbed. The victims were airlifted to...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
First Nations organizations and individuals are urging the province to do more to combat systemic racism in Saskatchewan. Earlier this month the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wrote to Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty calling on him to conduct a public...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
More than two years after Ottawa legalized cannabis, Saskatchewan’s green industry has grown into a jurisdictional grey zone. First Nations in the province’s southeast are growing into the retail end of the market — running four pot shops on their reserve lands...
by MBC News | Apr 22, 2021
The owners of the closed Prince Albert Pulp Mill are offering graduating area high school students some support. Paper Excellence has announced they are making four scholarships worth $250 each available to graduating students. Graham Kissack, a vice president with...
by MBC News | Apr 22, 2021
The City of Saskatoon has named its first street in the Michif language. The name “Shakamohtaa” (shaa-KAM’-moh-TAHH’) was assigned to a street in the southeast quadrant of Brighton. “Shakamohtaa” is the Michif word for “connect” and symbolizes...
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2021
Plans are underway to open a First Nations-owned gas bar and convenience store on the east side of Prince Albert. The property, at the corner of 10th Avenue and 15th Street East, is owned by the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. The band has applied to have the land...
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2021
Two Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation communities are getting ready to head to the polls next week. In a media release posted on the band’s official Facebook election page, Head Electoral Officer Burke Ratte said polls will be open on April 26 and 27. Advance polls are set...
