by MBC News | Feb 23, 2022
Prince Albert police are investigating after a 30-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot wound Wednesday morning. Police were called to a residence in the 500 block of 5th Street East around 5 a.m. after the complaint of a shooting. The 30-year-old was found...
by Joel Willick | Feb 23, 2022
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is seeking partnerships with landowners to help bolster any possible legal action against the province over new trespassing laws. In addition, the Office of the Treaty Commissioner says they have sent out a legal warning...
by Joel Willick | Feb 23, 2022
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is putting its support behind a class-action lawsuit over Tuberculosis sanatoriums. TB sanatoriums were extensions of the so-called “Indian Hospital” system established by the federal government in the 1930s to battle...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2022
Warning: Disturbing Content. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) said it is extending its search grid for the Delmas residential school. An initial search of the school’s foundation yielded zero anomalies in ground-penetrating radar conducted by SNC Lavalin....
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2022
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the federal government are establishing the first ever First Nations Health Ombudsperson’s Office in Saskatchewan. The Office will allow Indigenous Peoples who feel discriminated against in accessing health...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2022
The Public Complaints Commission says they have found no wrongdoing in the arrest of an Indigenous man in the summer of 2020. The arrest of Evan Penner was heavily scrutinized after a video posted online showed police officers punching him several times during the...
by MBC News | Feb 18, 2022
Spiritwood RCMP have arrested a man on several charges a week after he allegedly pointed a firearm at youth in a residence on Pelican Lake First Nation. The man was then said to have discharged the firearm outside. Police received reports of the incident on Feb. 9. An...
by Joel Willick | Feb 18, 2022
The leader of Saskatchewan’s opposition party has announced his intentions to resign. Ryan Meili first disclosed his planned departure to the CBC Friday morning before holding a press event in Saskatoon where he made the decision official. “I am incredibly proud...
by Joel Willick | Feb 18, 2022
A new video series out of the University of Saskatchewan is aiming to highlight the work of Indigenous researchers. The series launched on Thursday afternoon and highlights the work of four Indigenous researchers at the university. The research projects cover a wide...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2022
A third person now faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Byron Bear. Bear was initially reported missing in early December after police believe he may have been involved in a serious assault in a home in the city. Bear’s body was recently...
