by MBC News | Apr 4, 2017
Protest in Regina on Monday. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. About two dozen protesters picked one of Regina’s busiest intersections during the height of rush hour to express their displeasure with the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities. Last month,...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2017
The RCMP presence outside North Battleford Provincial court on Monday. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The last few minutes of Colten Boushie’s life are being analyzed at a preliminary hearing that started Monday morning in North Battleford. There was a heavy police...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2017
Korey Diehl of the PAGC Senator’s Cup organizing committee. Photo courtesy of Dean Bear. The 3rd Annual PAGC Senators Cup Hockey Tournament goes this weekend at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert. Twelve teams are confirmed for the all-First Nation event...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2017
Tammy Cook-Searson being congratulated at today’s LLRIB swearing-in ceremony. Courtesy of Facebook. Tammy Cook-Searson has been sworn in as chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Cook-Searson won re-election on Friday with over 1700 votes, besting her nearest...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2017
News conference today in Regina. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Justice Minister Gordon Wyant has been asked to order a complete and independent review into the handling of a case involving a Regina Indigenous woman who fell 100 feet to her death down a hotel...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2017
Lester Nicotine and Colten Boushie’s uncle Alvin Baptiste outside provincial court on April 3, 2017. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Laskowski. The preliminary hearing for Gerald Stanley is underway in North Battleford, he’s accused in last summer’s...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2017
Photo courtesy of redearthcreenation.com Carrot River RCMP are investigating after the death of a man who was apparently hit by a vehicle. Around 6:30 am on Saturday morning, police received a call about a man in the middle of the road near Red Earth Cree Nation. A...
by MBC News | Apr 3, 2017
Photo courtesy of townofturtleford.com An autopsy is scheduled for this week after the discovery of a body at Turtleford. RCMP received a call around 9:30 am on Saturday morning. Police say the body of a 27-year-old man from the Thunderchild First Nation was found...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2017
A First Nations mother with an autistic child is planning her fifth-ever gathering for World Autism Awareness Day in Regina. Jeanelle Mandes said the “Light It Up Blue” theme was created by American group Autism Speaks, and everyone is encouraged to wear...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2017
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde. The Assembly of First Nations say a recent national survey shows that a majority of Canadians support legislation to preserve and revitalize Indigenous languages. The survey, conducted by Nanos Research, found...
