by MBC News | Jun 26, 2018
The Saskatchewan and federal governments are investing $4.2 million in new housing options for victims of domestic violence. One-point-eight million is going to the Piwapan Women’s Centre and Sapohtewan House in La Ronge, with that project being a new build. Public...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2018
Residents from the northern Saskatchewan community of Southend were returning to their homes Tuesday. About 950 people were forced from their homes June 19 due to a wildfire burning about 15 kilometres south of the community. However, the general evacuation order for...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2018
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the provincial government wants the Supreme Court to rule on a hunting case against an Indigenous man from Manitoba. In April, the provincial appeals court upheld a 2015 not guilty decision for Kristjan Pierone from...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2018
The protesters for the Justice for Our Stolen Children camp will formally meet with several provincial government ministers July 2 in Fort Qu’Appelle. Camp spokesperson Robyn Pitawanakwat says Chief Edmund Bellegarde of the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2018
Meadow Lake will have a junior hockey team to call its own this upcoming season. The Meadow Lake Mustangs will be playing in the Western Provinces Hockey Association, a new league, which bills itself as Junior “A” hockey. Meadow Lake’s Jason...
by MBC News | Jun 25, 2018
A general evacuation order for the northern Saskatchewan community of Southend has been lifted. The evacuation order had been in place since last week due to a nearby wildfire. About 579 residents had been evacuated to Prince Albert, Saskatoon and La Ronge. The...
by MBC News | Jun 25, 2018
A La Ronge taxicab company is considering revising its hours of operation after one of its drivers was threatened with armed robbery over the weekend. Vi Werchola owns L.A. Family Taxi. She says one of the company’s drivers was responding to a fare on the Lac La Ronge...
by MBC News | Jun 25, 2018
Protesters of the Justice for our Stolen Children camp evicted a week ago from Wascana Park have re-established their camp by erecting their teepee. Now, three other teepees are on site, and organizers say more are expected this week, in the lead up to Canada Day...
by MBC News | Jun 25, 2018
The head of the RCMP is apologizing to the Indigenous community for not being the police service responsive enough to their needs of urgency. Commissioner Brenda Lucki is testifying at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry in Regina Monday,...
by MBC News | Jun 25, 2018
Three teens who escaped from the Prince Albert Youth Residence last week are back in custody. The three were reported missing shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday. The three were facing what the Justice Ministry called serious charges and members of the public were...
