by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016
Photo courtesy the Government of Saskatchewan. A draped chair, flowers on the desk and a photo of 63-year-old Roger Parent and his wife has been set up in the Saskatchewan Legislative Chamber in honour of the Metis member who died suddenly last night after a recent...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2016
Barrie Ward. Photo courtesy of Facebook. A funeral will be held today for a man credited with training hundreds of Aboriginal broadcasters. Longtime Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation advisor and director of research Barrie Ward passed away suddenly in his Weldon...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2016
Ryan Coulineur. Photo courtesy Saskatoon Police Saskatoon Police say a man who “has medical conditions which may leave him in a vulnerable state” has been missing since last Friday. Ryan Coulineur, 29, was reportedly last seen in Saskatoon in the 500-block of 45th...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2016
At left, Teco Bird at 543 pounds in September of 2013, compared to his size now. Left photo provided, right photo by Chelsea Laskowski A La Ronge man who documented his drastic 270-pound weight loss on social media has a flat stomach for the first time in his life....
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2016
Herb Cox. Photo courtesy of legassembly.sk.ca Recent concerns about rural crime, dangerous street drugs, gangs and shootings has prompted the premier to appoint a seven-member Government MLA Committee. The committee will do some research and report back to cabinet and...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2016
File photo. A 69-year-old woman from the Carry the Kettle First Nation has died, while a 66-year-old man, also from the reserve, was injured in a single-vehicle crash south of Aylesbury Monday afternoon. RCMP say the truck they were in left the roadway, skidded...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2016
Michael Ferguson. Photo courtesy of oag-bvg.gc.ca Canada’s auditor general is taking aim at the federal government over its handling of Indigenous issues in his latest report released today. Everything from corrections to ongoing court battles over land claims are...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2016
Photo courtesy the Saskatchewan Geological Open House website openhouse.sgshome.ca An event in Saskatoon this week is focusing on what makes Saskatchewan attractive for mining investment. The 47th annual Saskatchewan Geological Open House kicked off in Saskatoon...
by MBC News | Nov 29, 2016
Roger Parent. Photo courtesy the Government of Saskatchewan. A Saskatoon MLA who fought hard for First Nations and Metis people has been diagnosed with cancer. Roger Parent was first elected to the legislature in 2011. Before being elected, he was involved in several...
by MBC News | Nov 28, 2016
Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski A 53-year-old Muskoday man will go to trial for charges related to the July 2014 death of an 11-year-old boy and injury of another boy. Gordon Morris Crain’s two-week trial by judge alone is...