by MBC News | Sep 3, 2015
A charge of first-degree murder has been laid following a fatal shooting on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation early yesterday. Twenty-one-year-old Ahtahkakoop resident Tyrone Jacob Knife was found unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound on a trail leading to several...
by MBC News | Sep 3, 2015
Grave site for Hilliard Sewap, Jr. Photo courtesy Facebook A pretrial is in the books for men accused of killing a Pelican Narrows teen. On May 2, Hilliard Sewap, Jr., 17, was found in medical distress in a home in the community. He was pronounced dead at the local...
by MBC News | Sep 3, 2015
The province, already hammered by low oil prices, could be in for another major economic blow according to the Canada West Foundation. The economic think-tank says billions of dollars will be at stake when the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement expires in a few...
by MBC News | Sep 3, 2015
A Saskatchewan First Nations leader says women are too often beat down, and that’s why a new gala is looking to lift them up. “If we don’t do it then who will? FSIN interim Chief Kim Jonathan said. She said First Nations women are often humble about...
by MBC News | Sep 2, 2015
The RCMP is considering a man’s death on Ahtahkakoop First Nation to be suspicious. The injured man died while paramedics tried to save him early on Wednesday morning. EMS and STARS crews arrived just before 2 a.m. They weren’t able to transport him before...
by MBC News | Sep 2, 2015
Fraud charges have been laid on a First Nation that’s been plagued with political infighting. Following an RCMP economic crime unit investigation, former Fond du Lac chief Napoleon Mercredi is charged with fraud over $5,000, theft of over $5,000, and breach of...
by MBC News | Sep 2, 2015
Dakota Dunes Casino, where Gallegos spent much of the stolen money. Photo courtesy Dakota Dunes website. For over an hour, a Crown prosecutor told a Saskatoon courtroom anecdote after another about the lavish lifestyle of Hugo Gallegos on the dime of the First Nation...
by MBC News | Sep 2, 2015
For the second year in a row, three Saskatchewan First Nations have failed to file their financial statements with the federal government and for the second year in a row they face funding cuts for non-essential services. The regulations are part of the First Nations...
by MBC News | Sep 2, 2015
On Monday night, a woman, 30, died when the minivan she was driving rolled over on the main grid of Red Pheasant First Nation. A 30-year-old man had also been in the van when it rolled, before 8 p.m., according to witness reports to the Battlefords RCMP. The woman...
by MBC News | Sep 2, 2015
A group of volunteers is stepping forward in Buffalo Narrows to deal with concerns about drug dealing, vandalism and other crimes in the community. This large movement started with a single Facebook posting about vandalism to a complex housing the rink, gymnasium and...
