by MBC News | Oct 31, 2016
At an Oct. 20th candlelight vigil for northern suicides, Indigenous Students’ Council President Dallas Fiddler helps light the candle of a fellow student. Photo by Joel Willick Leaders in Saskatchewan and Canada rose with heavy hearts on Monday to speak...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2016
A man from Sturgeon Lake First Nation facing serious child porn charges will remain in custody with his earliest chance of release coming at a bail hearing set for later this week. On Monday, 22-year-old George Edward Sanderson had his second Prince Albert Provincial...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2016
Solomon Cyr. Photo courtesy of Facebook The administration of the George Gordon First Nation near Punnichy is in doubt today after a court ruling on Friday overturned last spring’s election results. A Regina judge ruled there were more than 30 ballots that were...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
Crown prosecutor Lloyd Stang and defence lawyer Aaron Fox outside court Meadow Lake Provincial Court on Oct. 28. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski There will be no trial for the La Loche mass killer. He entered guilty pleas for murder and attempted murder of 11 people in...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
A man from the Sturgeon Lake First Nation is accused of making child porn and sexual assault on the Sturgeon Lake and James Smith First Nations. It follows an investigation by the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit. Twenty-two-year-old George Edward...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
There has been yet another suicide involving a young Saskatchewan Indigenous girl. The latest victim was just 13 years old. She died on Tuesday. Funeral services were held today on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, which is about 300 kilometres northwest of Prince...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
Buffalo Narrows. Photo courtesy of tourismsaskatchewan.com After one of the closest elections for mayor on record, there will be a recount in Buffalo Narrows after all. Bobby Woods reclaimed the mayor’s seat with a three-vote victory over Sandy Ericson on...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
La Ronge Ice Wolves logo. Photo courtesy of icewolves.ca The La Ronge Ice Wolves continue to look for a new head coach and general manager after showing Shawn Martin the door earlier this week. President Mike Bell said this morning that the team has received around...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
National expert on human trafficking Carly Kalish. Photo courtesy skprevention.ca Health professionals across the province gathered in Saskatoon this morning for a presentation on human trafficking. Carly Kalish, a national expert on the issue, spoke about the many...
by MBC News | Oct 28, 2016
Ron Woytowich. Photo courtesy of afcs.ca La Ronge’s town election was a bit of a blast from the past for newly elected mayor Ron Woytowich. On Wednesday, he was up against former council member and friend Joe Hordyski in the race for mayor. Woytowich won by only...
