by MBC News | Sep 21, 2018
RCMP have laid charges in the death of a woman at a home on the Muskowekwan (muss-COW-ih-gun) First Nation from December 31, 2016. Jacob Ramsey Bear has been arrested and charged in the death of Melissa Fern Marie Kahnapace. He appeared in a Regina court Thursday and...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2018
Police have made an arrest in the murder of a Saskatoon man who died this summer. A 26-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 27-year-old Ken Peter Balan. The victim and accused were known to each other. Police found Balan injured and...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2018
A University of Saskatchewan professor says the Prime Minister clearly has some homework to do when it comes to understanding best practices for dealing with First Nations leaders. A video leaked late last week shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau angrily dressing down...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2018
Saskatchewan residents will soon have the opportunity to wear an orange shirt to commemorate the experiences of residential school survivors and their families. Orange Shirt Day takes place Sept. 30 and was inspired by Phyllis Webstad. Webstad is an Indigenous woman...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2018
Treaty 6 chiefs are sending a letter to Queen Elizabeth II to express frustration over Ottawa’s proposed Indigenous rights framework. The leaders from Saskatchewan and Alberta met Thursday in Lloydminster to develop a work plan and set action items. Onion Lake Cree...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2018
Two games took place on Thursday in the Northern Saskatchewan Football League. The Sandy Bay T-Wolves downed the Pinehouse Lakers 38-32 in a close battle. With the win, Sandy Bay improves to 2-1 on the season, while Pinehouse slipped to 2-1. Elsewhere, the Cumberland...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2018
Ninety participants from the Prince Albert Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus took part in the Indigenous relay challenge Thursday despite the rain. The relay consists of nine legs and is part of Indigenous Students Welcome Week and the fall equinox celebration.“It’s a...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2018
The Northern Lights School Division says busing for students at Pre-Cam and Gordon Denny elementary and Churchill high schools in the La Ronge area will resume next week. Busing had been cancelled since Sept. 17 after the school division decided to terminate its...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2018
Prince Albert Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl. Clarice Maurice was reported missing on August 18, and was last seen wearing a grey hoody, black pants and glasses. Clarice is described as 5’0”, 100 lbs, shaved head on one...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2018
The Town of La Ronge is scrambling today to respond to serious allegations of racism, homophobia and other inappropriate behavior by elected councillors by a former administrator. A local media outlet published a story Wednesday that makes note of an apparent letter...
