by MBC News | Jan 27, 2016
Kevin and Tammy Goforth leaving court in Regina. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. A forensic pathologist has outlined his findings into what caused a four-year-old girl to die and what injuries she suffered before her death. Dr. Shaun Ladham is the final prosecution...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2016
A new fund has been created with the goal of kick-starting co-operatives in Western Canadian Aboriginal and rural communities. The $5 million fund is called Co-operatives First and it will be used to provide start-up capital to help start co-operatives in such areas...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2016
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is asking all schools in the province and across the country to take a moment of silence this Friday in memory of victims of a recent shooting in La Loche. As part of the memorial, the FSIN is asking schools to lower their...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2016
The North Battleford Civic Centre was the site of the BIMFC All-Native Hockey Tournament every spring. Photo by Braden Malsbury. According to organizers, a once popular Aboriginal hockey tournament in Saskatchewan will likely never hit the ice again. The annual...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2016
Tuesday was a day of banding together in La Loche, but banding against the media. Many in the small northern community said they feel national reports have misrepresented the community. In response to that, they’re closing doors to media as they hold a community...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2016
The Goforths leave court on Tuesday. Photo by Manfred Joehnck WARNING: This article contains graphic details that may disturb some readers A boy who visited his cousins at the home of Tammy and Kevin Goforth testified against the Regina couple at their murder trial on...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2016
The northern village of La Loche is making funeral preparations after the carnage of Friday’s school shooting. And the community’s leaders are trying to stem the flow of liquor as people deal with their grief. La Loche’s liquor store and bar are...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2016
An RCMP forensics expert says there was DNA from both of the accused in a Regina child murder case — as well as the victim — on a number of items seized by police. Among the items tested were human hairs, pyjama bottoms with duct tape on them, a cargo...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2016
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled the federal government discriminated against children on reserves in its funding of child welfare services. The quasi-judicial body published its findings this morning related to a 2007 complaint from the Assembly of First...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2016
The lawyer for the La Loche teen who’s at the centre of a national tragedy spoke after his first court appearance on Monday. Grief has stricken an entire community, with four La Loche residents dead and seven injured in Friday’s school shooting. A...
