by MBC News | Oct 31, 2019
The person, who gunned down four people and wounded seven others in La Loche in January 2016, has lost an appeal to get a lighter sentence. The boy who was 15 days shy of his 18th birthday when the crimes were committed claimed in April that he should receive a youth...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2019
The JRMCC Sports and Recreation Department on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has announced its new fitness centre supervisor. Colin Ratushniak, who also serves as a pilot, has been hired for the role. “Fitness has always been a part of my life, being a pro athlete for...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2019
The family of Deanna Whitecap is demanding a thorough review of the File Hills Police Service, claiming the coroner’s inquest into her death has raised more questions. Daughter Raquel Pasap said there are flaws in the current processes and relationship between the...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2019
Oct. 30 4PMThe six-person jury at the coroner’s inquest into the death of Deanna Whitecap has made eight recommendations. The jury is recommending the RCMP:1. 2-way audio availability in all cells2. Visual checks periodically3. 2 guards at all times for proper breaks,...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2019
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is helping kids get ready for Halloween with a free event on Wednesday. The event is for children ages 8 to 12 and will include pumpkin carving, free food and drinks, a costume contest and a Halloween movie. The Parkland Hall was...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2019
Teams have now officially wrapped up play in the Northern Saskatchewan High School Football League. The Creighton Kodiaks, who won the tier one championship, lost to Birch Hills 41-17 in provincial action over the weekend. Cumberland House also took part in provincial...
by MBC News | Oct 30, 2019
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan honoured two of the province’s war veterans on Thursday. Lucien (Jim) Boucher was honoured in Saskatoon and “Alice” Victoria Marie Samuel in Duck Lake. Both are veterans of the Second World War and received $20,000 each in recognition of...
by MBC News | Oct 29, 2019
Four people are facing charges after members of the Battlefords RCMP Street Enforcement Team found a suspicious vehicle in the 1100 block of 105th Street in North Battleford on Saturday. While speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, RCMP saw a firearm and then...
by MBC News | Oct 29, 2019
Big River RCMP are searching for a suspect after a traffic stop and the seizure of a number of weapons earlier this month. The incident in the Big River area happened Oct. 19. Police say they noticed a red-coloured Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicle driving slowly but...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2019
A northwestern Saskatchewan family is struggling this week after two relatives were killed and another two injured in a tragic two-vehicle accident last Friday. Eighteen-month-old Kinzey Angeline Iron-Couillonneur and 12-year-old Jerome Dylan Coulineur both died after...