by MBC News | Sep 4, 2012 | Current News
Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash near the Sturgeon Lake First Nation over the weekend. Paramedics say the collision took place Saturday evening on Highway 355, near the entrance to the reserve. Parkland Ambulance says it is believed that a vehicle struck...
by MBC News | Sep 4, 2012 | Current News
There has been a tragic ending to the search for a missing youth from the Pelican Lake First Nation. The 16-year-old male was found dead Thursday on the Pelican Lake reserve. He had last been seen on August 4th — and was the subject of ground searches. RCMP are...
by MBC News | Sep 4, 2012 | Current News
A Vancouver man who chained a copy of the Indian Act to his body for a cross-country walk completed his trek on Parliament Hill today. Leo Baskatawang started out on his “March 4 Justice” on April 23rd. Baskatawang says his demonstration was intended...
by MBC News | Sep 4, 2012 | Current News
What was once considered vandalism is now considered art — and it is springing up all over Regina’s North Central neighbourhood. Local children, artists and the community association have joined forces to create graffiti art. The latest project involved a...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2012 | Current News
A friendly reminder is going out to lawyers who are representing residential school survivors under the Independent Assessment Process. The reminder comes from the office of the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat. It says lawyers must make sure they...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2012 | Current News
A new study says Aboriginal children are two to three times more likely to have kidney failure than Caucasian children. Dr. Susan Samuel of the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary led the research. She says Aboriginal boys are twice as likely to have kidney...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2012 | Current News
Regina police are looking to the public for information on a missing 52-year-old man. Police say Frederick Allen Kakakaway has not been in touch with his family since earlier this summer. He was last seen June 14th at around 6:00 a.m. on a bicycle in the 900 block of...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2012 | Current News
Two Prince Albert men are facing charges after a drug bust in the city earlier this week. A search warrant was executed on a city residence on Wednesday — and seven people were taken into custody. While searching the home, police seized 989 grams of cannabis...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2012 | Current News
An RCMP member stationed in Tisdale received a special honour today. The Kinistin Saulteaux Nation presented Cst. Cameron Schmidt with an eagle feather. It was for his police work when he arrested two people who were allegedly dealing drugs on the reserve. Schmidt...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2012 | Current News
Saskatchewan Rural and Remote Health Minister Randy Weekes visited La Ronge and Air Ronge yesterday to find out how health care is doing in the province’s north. His visit included a tour of medical facilities. Last month, Weekes expressed interest in Nova...