RCMP issue arrest warrant after reported serious assault in Meadow Lake

by MBC News | Feb 2, 2022

Meadow Lake RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a 36-year-old woman after an alleged serious assault. RCMP say officers found an injured woman in a home in the community this past Saturday night who was reported to have been assaulted by multiple individuals....

Saskatchewan film connects Sixties Scoop to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

by Joel Willick | Feb 1, 2022

CONTENT WARNING: Some may find the content of this story distressing. A new documentary is looking to examine the overlap of the Sixties Scoop with missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The film Everything is Connected is produced by the Sixties Scoop...

RCMP lay murder charge in 2018 death near Muskeg Lake Cree Nation

by MBC News | Jan 31, 2022

RCMP say a charge of murder has been laid in connection to a woman who died over three years ago. In November of 2018, 66-year-old Deanna Greyeyes was found dead in a rural area near Muskeg Lake Cree Nation after she was reported missing. RCMP say they have been...

Four people charged in Meadow Lake after bear mace attack

by MBC News | Jan 31, 2022

Four people have been charged after an individual was sprayed with bear mace in Meadow Lake. RCMP received reports of a disturbance at an apartment complex Thursday evening. Police determined a suspect entered the building, sprayed bear mace at the victim then entered...

City of Yorkton calls for submissions from Indigenous artists

by MBC News | Jan 28, 2022

The city of Yorkton is doing a call out for Indigenous artists to showcase their work on bike lock stations. Artists will create designs that would be cut into the metal of the D-ring style stations. Nicole Baptist, the city’s bylaw and safety supervisor, said the...

LLRIB seeks apology from hockey team for alleged racist comments

by MBC News | Jan 28, 2022

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is seeking an apology over alleged racist comments directed towards an Indigenous youth hockey team last weekend. Councillor Jimmy Charles has written Saskatchewan Hockey, claiming the U15 Tisdale Ramblers hurled racial slurs towards the...

Métis National Council names former president Chartier and others in statement of claim, seeks millions in damages

by MBC News | Jan 28, 2022

By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The Métis National Council (MNC) is asking the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to approve damages of $15 million against former executive president and CEO Clement Chartier, former acting...

Digital rendering of northern Saskatchewan canoe on display in Saskatoon

by MBC News | Jan 28, 2022

A digital replica of a traditional birch bark canoe originally built in northern Saskatchewan is now on digital display at a Saskatchewan art gallery. The canoe was originally built in the 1970s on the shores of Otter Lake by Isaiah and Annie Roberts of the Lac La...

Coyotes seen near tri-communities: Expert says not usually dangerous to humans, should still be avoided

by MBC News | Jan 27, 2022

Coyotes have been spotted coming near the tri-communities in the last few weeks. They’ve been seen using the lake as a route to get from one area to another. Ministry of Environment wildlife biologist Matthew Tokaruk said they might be coming near town because they’re...

Provincial veterans group looks to educate and raise funds with publishing of book

by MBC News | Jan 26, 2022

The Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans Association (SFNVA) is looking to raise some funds and educate people with a recent project. The organization has published a book, onâpêhkâsowiyiniwak kisiskâciwan ohci, which in English translates to Brave Warriors of...