by MBC News | Aug 1, 2019
Saskatchewan is mourning the loss of Indigenous sports builder Tony Cote. Cote, who founded the First Nations Summer Games in the mid-1970s, died Wednesday at the age of 84. He is also credited with establishing one of the first indoor hockey rinks on a Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2019
The NDP is calling on the Saskatchewan government to implement a suicide prevention strategy. Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette tabled a bill that would aim to reduce suicides in the province in November. The provincial government didn’t pass Bill 613, the Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Aug 1, 2019
Hockey season is just around the corner and the La Ronge Ice Wolves need billet families for the upcoming campaign. “I’m thinking I need about 10 more beds,” said Rita Goertzen, the billet coordinator for the Ice Wolves. “I’m still working on a couple people and I...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2019
Miyawata Culture Inc. and the Poundmaker Cree Nation are putting on a Plains Indian sign language camp. The event began on Sunday and will finish on Friday at the Chief Poundmaker Museum. “We’re seeking alternative methods of teaching the Cree language,” says Plains...
by MBC News | Jul 31, 2019
Regina police have charged a 27-year-old man in relation to a hit and run involving a cyclist Tuesday morning. Police say the incident happened in the 1400 block of Albert Street when a stolen vehicle bumped a 60-year-old female cyclist, drove over the bike and left...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2019
UPDATE – Police say Ronald Park and Cody Robertson are now in custody. The two have been charged with assault with a weapon, pointing a firearm, careless use of a firearm and intentional discharge of a firearm. They are both due to appear in La Loche Provincial...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2019
UPDATE – RCMP say they have arrested Riley Lariviere. He was taken into custody on Monday in Saskatoon. Lariviere makes his next court appearance Thursday in La Ronge....
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2019
The Battlefords Indian and Métis Friendship Centre (BIMFC) is overseeing a new affordable housing project in North Battleford. The eight-bedroom home called Haven-4-Eight is approximately 3,350 square feet and is located at 1132 98th Street. “It’s an awesome place...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2019
The mother of a man who was killed following a vehicle chase with police in Saskatoon three years ago has started a petition calling for changes to the Police Act. Jordan Lafond died after a crash and confrontation with police following a vehicle pursuit in October...
by MBC News | Jul 30, 2019
A 46-year-old woman has been charged after a man was found dead in a Prince Albert trailer park on the weekend. Police received a report of an unresponsive male in the East View Trailer Court on Sunday where they found the body of Dennis Hyman at a local residence....
