by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
Refugees who have come to Canada because of war in Syria showed their thanks for the safety they’ve found in Prince Albert at an indigenous welcoming event. On Monday, about 100 Syria refugees who arrived since Nov. 1, 2015 to resettle in the city came out to an...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
The former lawyer for the accused, Ian Mokuruk, on Jan. 25, 2016. A new lawyer has taken on the youth as his client. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The Crown says it will apply to have a teen accused in a deadly shooting in northern Saskatchewan sentenced as an adult if...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
No new information has been found following a weekend-long search for a missing Saskatoon man. On the weekend, several friends and family of Justin Cory Kishayinew searched areas around Meewasin Trail for any evidence of the disappearance of the 22-year-old....
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
About 150 First Nations students attending reserve schools have registered for a province-wide spelling bee to be held in North Battleford in April. The nine winners will go on to the national competition in Toronto in May. Local organizer Pauline Favel says spelling...
by MBC News | Feb 22, 2016
Two people are scheduled to appear in court today after a drug bust in La Ronge. Police searched a vehicle and a home on Friday. Investigators say they found cocaine, marijuana and a large amount of cash. Two people from La Ronge were arrested and charged. One...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2016
Next week will be busy in La Loche as the community puts plans in motion to get their kids back to school. The Northern Lights School Division is announcing a series of events, including two cultural events at La Loche’s Ducharme building, which is the...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2016
A search will be conducted this weekend along the South Saskatchewan River and Meewasin Trail in Saskatoon for a missing 22-year-old man. Justin Cory Kishayinew has not been seen since he left his home in the city in the early morning of February 10. Family say his...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2016
On Friday morning, a Prince Albert judge was left with too many questions to release a teen from custody while he faces an attempted murder charge. The judge said he needs a more detailed release plan if he’s going to make a decision to release the 17-year-old boy,...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2016
Well-respected aboriginal educator, researcher, and mentor Jo-Anne Episkenew has died after a sudden and brief illness. It started as a flu a couple of weeks ago, before quickly turning into pneumonia and organ failure. Episkenew’s friends and co-workers say her death...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2016
The recent shooting deaths in La Loche have ignited commitments from local leaders in Northern Saskatchewan and provincial officials. The advocate body for the region, called New North, held its annual municipal leader forum on Thursday. For the first time, they had...
