by MBC News | Mar 15, 2016
A man accused in a shooting death on Ahtahkakoop First Nation is not expected to go to trial. Dakota Knife, 20, was arrested in September after Tyrone Jacob Knife, 21, was found on a trail in the community, fatally wounded. Tyrone died before an emergency STARS air...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2016
The Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism is marking the International Day Against Police Brutality with a rally and a list of demands. The group has taken aim at the Regina Police Service over a number of recent cases. They include a public complaints commission...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2016
The Meadow Lake area is leading the way with a program for children and adults who face physical and intellectual struggles. People Advocating for Children with Exceptionalities (PACE) provides low or no-cost programming, but getting volunteers to commit wasn’t...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2016
FSIN vice-chief Kimberley Jonathan and FSIN Senator Ted Quewezance speak on behalf of chiefs declaring crisis. Photo by Joel Willick Three First Nations in Saskatchewan are declaring a major health crisis in their communities. The Chiefs of Cote, Keeseekoose and Key...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2016
The Ministry of Indigenous Affairs is confirming that if a current divide in the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan continues, it will have no further federal money after March 31. The interim funding agreement between Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and the...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2016
Funding for First Nations education and the high dropout rate of First Nations students is on the minds of provincial candidates in the Saskatchewan election campaign. Over the weekend, the NDP raised the stakes promising about $117 million in First Nations education...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2016
A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following a violent home invasion on the Cote First Nation over the weekend. RCMP say the 38-year-old male victim was asleep in his own home when an intruder forced his way into the residence and attacked him,...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2016
A 24-year-old woman is dead following a single vehicle accident north of Buffalo Narrows. The incident on Highway 155, 10 kilometres north of the community was reported around 7 p.m. Sunday evening. Police say a northbound pickup left the highway and rolled. A woman...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2016
Christie Napope, Annie Napope, and Linda Napope. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The family of a Prince Albert man who was murdered in May of 2015 are feeling a mix of sadness and relief after charges were laid this weekend. Troy Cecile Napope went missing more than nine...
by MBC News | Mar 11, 2016
A group of about 40 Sturgeon Lake band members says their custom Elections Act was followed when two electoral officers were removed from their positions. The crowd, which included Elders and band councillors, gathered at Sturgeon Lake’s office complex in Prince...
