by MBC News | Aug 24, 2017
Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. Screenshot from AFN General Assembly stream. Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde wants work to begin immediately to preserve Indigenous languages, rather than waiting until the Liberal government passes...
by MBC News | Aug 24, 2017
Jordan Sandfly. Photo courtesy Facebook. A preliminary hearing is set for a late 2016 theft turned murder investigation on Big Island Lake Cree Nation. Anthony Mitsuing’s hearing for first-degree murder of Jordan Sandfly, 28, is scheduled to take place in October at...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2017
RCMP file photo. An external agency is now investigating an incident on Deschambault Lake reserve where a man was shot during a gunfight with an RCMP officer. This all occurred on Sunday when RCMP officers were responding to a series of calls about gunshots being...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2017
A man has turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued for firing gunshots on Witchekan Lake First Nation. The RCMP previously reported that shots were fired on Aug. 18 around 1 a.m. on the reserve and while no one was hurt, charges were laid against Brendan...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2017
A January haul of fish. Photo posted by Cody McCallum on Ile a la Crosse Fish Company Facebook page. The future of Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC) was questioned at a regional gathering organized by the Ile-a-la-Crosse Fish Company on Tuesday. Fish...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2017
Justice Minister Gordon Wyant. Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan.ca Justice Minister Gordon Wyant says working with First Nations communities is a key part of a new government initiative being launched to reduce rural and remote crime. The $6,000,000 program involves...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2017
A graph from “Case planning and recidivism of high risk and violent adult probationers,” a study involving the Ministry of Justice. Training has begun for a justice program that targets violent offenders on Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. The idea is to identify those...
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2017
Victim Cindy Joseph. Photo courtesy beaulacfuneralhome.com A Mistawasis man accused of second-degree murder is scheduled to head to a preliminary hearing in November. Danny Ledoux was 30 when he was arrested in early March following the death of Cindy Joseph. She was...
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2017
The NYVRP’s Pelican Narrows community consultation. Photo provided by Shawna Bear. More photos can be viewed here. A new justice initiative underway in the province’s northeast is designed to offer intensive supports to steer young people away from crime...
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2017
Photo courtesy of Twitter Prince Albert police have confirmed that a suspicious death in the city last week is being investigated as a homicide. On August 16, officers were called to a home in the 800 block of 17th Street West. Police searched the residence and a body...
