by MBC News | Mar 20, 2017
Photo courtesy of sasklawcourts.ca The dates for an inquest into the death of Desmond Roberts have been set. It will be take place April 3rd to April 7th at La Ronge Provincial Court. Just after midnight on May 31st, 2015, Roberts was found unresponsive in his cell at...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2017
Brad Wall. Photo courtesy of Facebook. Premier Brad Wall took to social media this morning to give Saskatchewan residents a heads up about what to expect in Wednesday’s budget. On his Facebook page, the premier says tax hikes will be in the budget. He says the loss of...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2017
Cote First Nation. Photo courtesy of sicc.sk.ca RCMP are investigating a sudden death on the Cote First Nation. Mounties from the Kamsack detachment were called to a home on the reserve shortly before 1:00 am this morning. Investigators say an adult male was...
by MBC News | Mar 17, 2017
Prince Albert Provincial Court. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains graphic content that may disturb some readers. On Friday, a Weyakwin man was found guilty of trying to kill his now-estranged partner, but will remain out on bail...
by MBC News | Mar 17, 2017
FNU President Mark Dockstator and Katimavik Board Chair Willy Fournier. Photo courtesy of FNU. The First Nations University of Canada has signed a partnership with Katimavik, an organization that works with Indigenous communities to help Aboriginal youth accelerate...
by MBC News | Mar 17, 2017
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Canadians across the country are being asked to say a prayer for Indigenous youth struggling with hopelessness and considering suicide. The “National Circle of Ceremony and Healing for our...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2017
The Thursday march. Photo courtesy Twitter, @Ram846. The province’s plan to hand over NORTEP’s funding to Northlands College in the fall is not settling well with all northerners, as evidenced by a Thursday protest in La Ronge. A student-led march of...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2017
The La Loche RCMP detachment is part of the RCMP’s northern district. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The new RCMP superintendent for northern Saskatchewan likes what he sees when it comes to communities taking ownership of policing in the north. Supt. Larry Wilson...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2017
Northlands College. Photo courtesy saskatchewan.ca Emotions are running high this week for current students, faculty, and past graduates of the Northern Teacher Education Program and Northern Professional Access College programs. This comes after the province...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2017
Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde went back in time today as he examined the only known First Nations artifact depicting the signing of Treaty 4, 143 years ago. Bellegarde made a stop at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina where he...
