by MBC News | Apr 14, 2016
WARNING: This story contains graphic content that may disturb some readers Questioning has closed in the hearing of a Prince Albert man who wants a judge to remove his guilty plea – for the June, 2014 attempted murder of homeless woman in Prince Albert –...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2016
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection to a daring escape from police custody last month. Richard Favel and Wade Halkett were both arrested in the past few days and have been charged with assisting in Braidy Vermette’s escape from lawful custody as...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2016
After years of waiting Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation will soon find out how much they are owed in compensation after the government failed in their treaty obligation. The first ever compensation hearing steaming from a Specific Claims Tribunal decision...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2016
The Treaty Four Governance Centre in Fort Qu’Appelle. Photo by Manfred Joehnck The inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women could be like ripping open old wounds for many of the participants. On Wednesday, a small gathering of both aboriginal men and women...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2016
City councillor Rick Orr at the launch of the Community Alcohol Strategy. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski An alcohol strategy four years in the making, in a city plagued with public intoxication arrests, has been unveiled in Prince Albert. The community alcohol strategy...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2016
The first-ever compensation hearing from a special claims tribunal is currently taking place at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. The hearing stems from a recent tribunal decision that says the Government of Canada wronged Beardys and Okemasis First Nation when they withheld...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2016
Terry Bird, Lead Advisor, First Nations and Métis Initiatives with K + S Potash Canada. Photo courtesy February 2016 Legacy Update Newsletter Saskatchewan’s First Nations Economic Development Network is telling indigenous success stories with its annual awards....
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2016
White Pony Lodge, courtesy Facebook. Another gang has formed in Regina’s most dangerous neighbourhood, but this one is aimed at reducing crime and making the streets of North Central Regina safer. The group, called the “White Pony Lodge” has nearly 200 members...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
A Meadow Lake RCMP officer says child exploitation cases in the area are unfortunate, but not as rare as people might think. Two different cases have come to light in the past week. Last week, a joint investigation between the RCMP’s ICE unit and Colorado police...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2016
FSIN Vice-Chief Bob Merasty at a conference on Monday. Photo courtesy FSIN Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says investments Ottawa is making in indigenous communities should help fight despair. She says five mental health workers have arrived in the northern...
