by MBC News | Jun 13, 2019
RCMP say an 18-year-old man has been charged in relation to a shooting incident in the La Ronge area in January. Police say shots were fired at a local residence and a five-year-old boy inside was struck in the foot. The man, who was under 18 at the time of the...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2019
A 22-year-old man has been charged after the community of Sucker River was locked down for several hours Wednesday morning. RCMP say an armed adult male barricaded himself in a local residence along with an adult female. The man eventually exited the residence without...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2019
Canada is one step closer to adopting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Bill C-262 was passed in the Senate’s Aboriginal peoples committee earlier in the week amidst complaints from Conservative senators that Chair Lillian Dyck was...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2019
The Prince Albert Grand Council has an agreement in place to swap land with the City of Prince Albert. City Council voted narrowly 5-4 in favor to essential a straight trade, as the PAGC is getting the Parkland Recreation Center, while the City gets the abandoned...
by MBC News | Jun 13, 2019
About 50 people, decked out in every colour of the rainbow, squeezed into the small meeting space of La Ronge town council last night. They were there to support the second item on the agenda, which called for the raising of the pride flag for one month. A motion was...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2019
The first Two Spirit Powwow is being held on the Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation this Saturday. The First Nation has partnered with OUTSaskatoon to host the event on the First Nation. “In Beardy’s, our festival had always been focused on just celebrating pride....
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2019
The Canadian Red Cross will be offering a free course in Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan this summer to help children stay safe if they’re home alone. The course is for kids aged 9-13 and is called Stay Safe! Lesley-Anne Morley, the Indigenous community...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2019
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says it is disappointed by the responses from Premier Scott Moe and Conservative Party leader Andrew Sheer who both say what happened to Indigenous women and girls was not an act of genocide. “A Canadian genocide did...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2019
It has been a busy off-season for Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation’s Dallyn Peekeekoot. The 2004-born forward had his name called at the SJHL Bantam Draft and the WHL Bantam Draft. Peekeekoot was selected 13th overall by the La Ronge Ice Wolves in the SJHL Bantam Draft...
by MBC News | Jun 11, 2019
The family of Jordon Lafond is calling for legislative changes to the Police Act, wanting an independent oversight committee created to investigate police-involved incidents or deaths. Lafond was killed following a police chase in Saskatoon in October 2016. He was a...
