by MBC News | Mar 29, 2016
After a day-long search for the person responsible for a fatal shooting on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, the RCMP says the suspect died in the presence of officers around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In a news release issued Tuesday night, the RCMP stated they located a 59-year-old...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2016
Northern Saskatchewan’s medical health officer is clearing the air about rumours that food in La Ronge-area grocery stores was tainted by a needle containing HIV. The RCMP received a report around 1:30 p.m. on Monday that someone in Giant Tiger told workers about...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2016
Regina’s mayor is introducing what he calls “profound motion” at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. The motion sets out a timetable for the city to come up with plans to recognize and honour the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation report, which...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2016
Vince Natomagan wears a jacket emblazoned with Metis symbols. Photo courtesy Facebook A northern Metis community says the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment will be taking into consideration traditional lands when handing out logging permits. The Ministry held a...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2016
Ahtahkakoop. Photo courtesy www.ahtahkakoop.ca/ UPDATE: Below are the RCMP briefing notes after a news conference about the shooting on Ahtahkakoop Just before 10:00 a.m. today, Shellbrook RCMP received several calls regarding an individual discharging a firearm near...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2016
The leaders of the province’s two main political parties visited the north on the Easter weekend. Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall and N-D-P leader Cam Broten both made stops in La Ronge. Wall spoke to supporters at the campaign office of Sask Party candidate...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2016
Three men have been charged with second-degree murder in connection to a January homicide in Prince Albert — one of whom is still at large. Twenty-three-year-old Jonathon Lee Cowan was found dead from an apparent shooting in a local apartment on January 9th....
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2016
Drilling operations at Shore Gold’s Orion South location in the Fort a la Corne Forest. Photo courtesy Shore Gold. A proposal for Muskoday to purchase land that’s at the centre of diamond exploration, will not have a second chance for approval. In 2007, Muskoday...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2016
Assault charges against Montreal Lake Cree Nation’s band manager might be settled without a trial. Mark Anthony D’Amato was arrested on January 27 for assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, and uttering threats. The charges stem from a dispute...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2016
Representatives from Friends of Batoche Historic Site unveil the new logo for the Louis Riel Relay Days. A new form of the Louis Riel Relay will be returning to Saskatchewan this summer. While at Wanuskewin Heritage Park Friday afternoon representatives from the...
