by MBC News | Apr 1, 2016
Algin “Chucky” Sasakamoose. Photo courtesy Facebook. The body of a man who allegedly opened fire on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation earlier this week is returning to the reserve on Friday. Lifetime resident, 59-year-old Algin “Chucky” Sasakamoose, died around 5 p.m. on...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2016
Saskatoon Police are investigating the city’s third homicide of the year. Police received a call about an injured person in an apartment in the 100 block of Avenue O South around 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The 24-year-old man was taken to hospital and died of his...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2016
Danil Tsannie. Photo courtesy Twitter. One year after he was shot and killed, Saskatoon police are still looking for who was responsible in the death of Danil Tsannie. On April 1, 2015, Saskatoon Police say they found the 16-year-old at a residence in the city’s...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2016
A day after the dust settled from a Wednesday stand-off in Regina between police and two murder suspects, a third suspect was in custody. Andre Aubertin was found critically injured earlier in the week in Regina. Michael Elwin Goodpipe, 33, is now in custody, along...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2016
A murder charge has been laid in the suspicious death of a Muskowekwan First Nation man. Regina woman Janet Leah Kurek, 27, is in custody for second degree murder The victim is 53-year-old Martin Raymond Oochoo – he was found unresponsive in a home on the...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2016
The 2016 Census is just around the corner and officials from Statistics Canada are seeking help in First Nation communities. After a 10 year absence the mandatory long-form census is also back as enumeration efforts get underway. Lorne Anderson, Western Regional...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2016
An accused killer, considered armed and dangerous, is on the loose after executing a well-planned escape from two Prince Albert correctional guards on Wednesday night. Braidy Chase Vermette, 28, was being held on a charge of first-degree murder in the May, 2015 death...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2016
A new report out of the University of Saskatchewan suggests social and economic factors have led to several health inequalities in the province. The study says the inequalities are related to higher rates of death and mental disorders which have persisted in the...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2016
The Green Party is hoping to resonate with northern Saskatchewan in next week’s provincial election. Cumberland candidate Michael Lessard says the Green perspective on protecting the land is in line with aboriginal values. But Lessard’s big message to northern...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2016
An aboriginal advocacy group in Saskatchewan says political candidates have been silent on indigenous issues during the election campaign. The Aboriginal Affairs Coalition of Saskatchewan says political parties in the province have not released any platforms directly...
