by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015 | Current News
The man who was at the center of an Amber Alert in February made a quick court appearance in La Ronge via video link on Friday. The man is charged with murder, kidnapping, among other serious charges after his then-girlfriend’s daughter was taken from a La...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015 | Current News
It was scary morning for early starters at a high school in North Battleford. Just after 8:30 a.m. on Friday the Battlefords RCMP received a report of a suspicious person in an area near Carlton Comprehensive High School. Shortly after, shots were fired. Luckily, no...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015 | Current News
A Saskatoon Metis woman has had enough of the political scrapping taking place within the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan. There isn’t a mediator alive who could resolve the situation, said Shirley Isbister, who spoke as a Metis citizen, but also happens to be the...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015 | Current News
The First Nations University of Canada is making a full effort to fill its half-empty Regina campus. Total enrolment at all FNUniv’s campuses is about 850 registered students, a 20 per cent jump from last year. Despite the increase, the university is still struggling...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015 | Current News
It was a very beautiful and humbling evening for First Nation women from across Saskatchewan. On Thursday night in Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan First Nations Women’s Commission held the inaugural Strength of our Women awards. More than 50 women were nominated in 12...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015 | Current News
The University of Saskatchewan is launching a first-of-its-kind in North America master’s degree program focusing on water security issues. The course will help students develop the expertise to tackle complex issues about water availability and quality. Assistant...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2015 | Current News
A judge has made a not guilty ruling for a Prince Albert police officer who was charged with assault after she pepper sprayed a man who’d been arrested last summer. Inmate Gabe Ross was about a foot away from Constable Susan Snell, and already lodged in a cell,...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2015 | Current News
Officers who protect the environment have converged in the Saskatchewan resort community of Candle Lake. The Western Conservation Law Enforcement Academy began in 2007, when the western provinces and the Yukon teamed up to offer conservation officer training. This is...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2015 | Current News
On Wednesday evening, about 100 people turned out to listen to a panel of First Nations people discuss their reasons to vote or not to vote in the upcoming federal election. The Saskatoon event was put on by Indigenous Vote Saskatchewan – an organization that...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2015 | Current News
A security risk forced the evacuation of the SaskPower head office in downtown Regina Thursday morning. Hundreds of employees gathered on the street while dozens of police officers assessed the risk, which was apparently a bomb threat. However, when those employees...
