by MBC News | Jan 24, 2017
Victim Alyssa Nawakayas. Photo courtesy Facebook. The man accused in a fatal assault that took place on a Carrot River-area reserve in early 2016 has been committed to stand trial. Caleb Head, now 24, was the subject of an arrest warrant in April, after RCMP were...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2017
An aerial view of the spill site. Photo courtesy Sask. government. Energy minister Dustin Duncan says there will be a full investigation into a pipeline rupture that saw nearly 200,000 litres of oil leak on to a piece of land on the Ocean Man First Nation, about 140...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2017
Minister Dustin Duncan on Jan. 24, 2017. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The Saskatchewan government welcomes new American President Donald Trump’s decision to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which will cross through part of southwest Saskatchewan. Premier Brad Wall calls...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2017
Lawyer Peter Abrametz represented Tasia Natewayes at the Supreme Court. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The Supreme Court has upheld the manslaughter conviction of a treaty member from the Sandy Bay area. On Friday, Tasia Natewayes was in Ottawa where her lawyer Peter...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017
Photo courtesy northernlightscasino.ca Yet another Smoke Signals jackpot has been handed out at the Northern Lights Casino. The Thursday win of $1.2 million marks the fifth time someone has joined the “millionaire’s club” at the Prince Albert casino. The winner...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017
A picture of the oil spill area. Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. There has been an oil pipeline spill on the Ocean Man First Nation. It happened late Friday about 10 kilometres north of Stoughton. The breach resulted in the release of about 200...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017
A La Loche memorial ribbon. Photo courtesy Kevin Joseph, Facebook. La Loche’s mayor said he’s left feeling “hopeful” after spending Sunday with hundreds of community members during memorial events marking the one-year anniversary of a mass...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017
A group of walkers in Stanley Mission. Photo courtesy of Valerie Barnes-Connell. A group of people who braved cold weather and walked all the way to North Dakota arrived back home in Stanley Mission on Sunday. The group left in late November to join the Water...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017
Photo courtesy of usask.ca For the second time in two months, an Edmonton man has been arrested for trafficking in cocaine in the Ile-a-la-Crosse. The latest bust took place early Friday morning when police checked an unregistered vehicle. A quantity of cocaine and...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017
Photo courtesy Northern Healthy Communities Partnership, Facebook. The past year has been a tough one for young people in northern Saskatchewan, but a new video series is aiming to highlight their triumphs instead of their struggles. Jan. 17 marked the first of four...
