by MBC News | Feb 3, 2016 | Current News
A recent photo of Michelle Necroche. Photo supplied by RCMP **UPDATE – Family members say Michelle Necroche has contacted them and is OK. The RCMP is trying to locate a 24-year-old aboriginal woman from La Loche who was last seen nearly a week ago. Family...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2016 | Current News
An indigenous woman who’s spent decades working to bring justice to her people got a big honour last weekend. University of Saskatchewan researcher and associate professor Alex Wilson’s niece was in Winnipeg to accept her “Nellie” award for...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2016 | Current News
Grand opening of the Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre. Photo courtesy @usask on Twitter The president of the University of Saskatchewan says the new Aboriginal student centre on campus will open the doors to First Nations culture and students. The Gordon Oakes Red...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2016 | Current News
A resolution session at SUMA’s 2016 conference. Photo courtesy @SUMA_amplify on Twitter. Northern Saskatchewan municipalities got some commitments and a lot of support for their concerns at the annual SUMA convention in Regina. Last summer’s wildfires are...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2016 | Current News
Left to right: Dr. Marie Wilson, Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair and Chief Wilton Littlechild. Photo courtesy umanitoba.ca/nctr The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is calling on Canadian law schools to incorporate Indigenous teachings within their curricula in a...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2016 | Current News
Raymond Knife’s current court files. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski A man who’s charged with carrying a machete and chasing a woman down the street in Prince Albert is going to trial. Raymond Knife, 34, has been in custody since August of last year, when there...
by MBC News | Feb 2, 2016 | Current News
A Regina couple accused of child neglect resulting in death and injury, sobbed and embraced one another after the husband wrapped up two gruelling days of testimony at their murder trial. Kevin and Tammy Goforth are charged with second-degree murder and causing bodily...
by MBC News | Feb 2, 2016 | Current News
Few details are being released about the sudden-death of a 21-year-old man from Stanley Mission. RCMP say they are investigating the situation and were called to a residence in the community on early Monday morning where they discovered the deceased. They also say...
by MBC News | Feb 2, 2016 | Current News
On Tuesday, federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair made sure to tread lightly in La Loche. His visit was intentionally chosen to coincide with the funerals for two teen brothers who were killed in a mass shooting. Mulcair said the suggestion came from former La Loche mayor...
by MBC News | Feb 2, 2016 | Current News
The man accused of killing Karina Wolfe is one step closer to a potential trial. Jerry Constant is charged with second degree murder in the death of Karina Wolfe. Wolfe went missing in 2010, but her body was found a few months ago northwest of Saskatoon. It is alleged...
