by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre outside Meadow Lake Provincial Court on Friday afternoon. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. An emotional Meadow Lake courtroom has heard from the La Loche shooter, who said repeatedly “I’m sorry I ruined your life” and “you were not a...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
Georgina Jolibois. Photo courtesy of georginajolibois.ndp.ca Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Georgina Jolibois has introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons, calling for National Aboriginal Day to be declared a statutory holiday. National...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
Photo courtesy of fitness2j2.com The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is asking for privacy as members deal with the recent burns suffered by two children. Tammy Cook-Searson says the children have returned home, but they have a long recovery ahead of them....
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017
Jonathon Edward Kakewash. Photo courtesy of Regina Police. Regina police have arrested two more suspects and are looking for a third in connection with a murder back in April. The victim, 51-year-old Daniel Richard Dipaolo, was murdered in a North Central home. A...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2017
The Saskatchewan Polytechnic unveiling. Photo courtesy SaskPolytech, Twitter. So far, June in Saskatoon has been full of events to touch on the history of its Aboriginal residents and bring about reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. On...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2017
Councilor Kevin Seesequasis and Chief Roy Petit raise Pride flag at Beardy’s Band Office. Photo by Dean Bear. Cool and wet weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of members of the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation on Thursday as a large crowd turned...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2017
Fond-du-Lac aerial view. Photo courtesy Facebook. Early 2018 trial dates have been set for a former Fond-du-Lac Chief accused of fraud. Napoleon Mercredi is also charged with theft and breach of trust by a public officer, after what the RCMP calls an extensive...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2017
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde. File photo. The Assembly of First Nations and the Liberal government are looking at developing an Indigenous Languages Act. The partnership would look at protecting, recovering and maintaining Indigenous languages. AFN Chief Perry...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2017
Photo courtesy of AG Canada Nearly 800,000 acres of government-owned pastureland will be available for long-term leases rather than be sold to private users. That decision was announced today, following weeks of public input earlier this spring. There will also be...
by MBC News | Jun 15, 2017
Pelican Narrows. Photo courtesy of peterballantyne.ca A 20-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a death last weekend in Pelican Narrows. RCMP say Curtis Michel from Pelican Narrows was arrested on Monday. Police were called to a home in the...
