by MBC News | Oct 4, 2017
File photo A 34-year-old Prince Albert woman has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a Montreal Lake man. Last month, a 58-year-old man from Montreal Lake was struck and killed while walking on Highway 2 just north of Prince Albert. The...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2017
Wild rice harvesting in northern Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Kandis Riese, Riese Photography. Wild rice harvesters in northern Saskatchewan are having one of their worst years in recent memory. “I myself need more than two million pounds, and this year...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2017
Hundreds gather at a Sisters in Spirit vigil in 2015. File photo. On Wednesday night, vigils are expected across Canada, all with the aim of raising awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The Sisters in Spirit Vigils have steadily grown since...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2017
CAP Chief Robert Bertrand. Photo courtesy of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. A national Aboriginal organization is upset that it has been excluded from talks with the prime minister and the premiers. The Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Robert...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2017
Photo courtesy “Bring Happy Home,” Facebook photo by Karen Sanderson. On April 3, Happy Charles was last seen outside the Prince Albert Collegiate Institute. After many searches by the community, the 43-year-old from La Ronge is still missing. She had...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2017
Actor Adam Beach from Dog Creek First Nation in Manitoba. Photo courtesy Facebook. A Hollywood actor from a First Nation in Manitoba says he is hoping to help change depictions of Indigenous people in film and television. Adam Beach, originally from Dog Creek First...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2017
Photo courtesy of cwf-fcf.org A man from the One Arrow First Nation near Rosthern has been fined nearly $5,000 for an illegal Moose kill. In April, wildlife officials got a call on their tip line about a pregnant moose that had been shot on private land, with only the...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2017
Darlene Okemaysim-Sicotte with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo courtesy Facebook. A Saskatchewan advocate for Indigenous women says the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women is beginning to hit its stride. There were concerns this past...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2017
About 30 people showed up Monday evening for the first public meeting to be held on proposed changes to alcohol regulations in La Ronge and area. The Northern Alcohol Strategy has put forward 49 recommendations and the town is in the early stages of consulting with...
by MBC News | Oct 2, 2017
La Loche. Photo courtesy of tourismsaskatchewan.com RCMP say a La Loche man is dead after a fatal collision this past weekend. The incident happened on Highway 155 shortly before 11:00 p.m. Saturday night when a car collided with an SUV. The 30-year-old victim was the...
