by MBC News | Feb 17, 2017
The NDP Opposition is calling on the Wall government to finally make good on a promise to apologize for Saskatchewan’s role in the Sixties Scoop. It follows an Ontario court ruling in favour of Sixties Scoop survivors that recognized the federal...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2017
The victim impact statement from the victim’s grandfather. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. A Big River First Nation family is upset with a nearly two-year sentence for the man who struck and killed a five-year-old last summer while driving in Big River. Stephen...
by MBC News | Feb 17, 2017
A number of Metis people and local presidents joined Bryan Lee, Kelvin Roy, and Louis Gardiner at Prince Albert’s Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. A Metis Nation meeting in Saskatoon will go ahead as planned this weekend, despite an...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2017
A room full of guns turned in through the gun amnesty program. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The Regina Police Service Gun Amnesty Program exceeded all expectations, with 157 guns turned in to the department over the past two weeks. Police Chief Evan Bray says it allowed...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2017
Jordan Herron escorted from court. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. EDITOR’S NOTE: While Herron can apply for parole after serving 11 years, it’s up to the Parole Board to decide whether or not to grant it. One of the two men convicted of murdering Prince...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2017
Officials with SaskTel say they have completed an upgrade to high speed internet to nearly 2,700 homes across northern Saskatchewan. The utility says residents of these communities now have access to download and upload speeds that are up to 3 times faster than...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2017
Stanley Mission’s church. Photo courtesy Facebook. This week, there’s been a troubling reminder of the ongoing issue of suicide attempts in the Stanley Mission area. On Tuesday, there were two suicide attempts in Stanley Mission, Health Canada confirms. It’s a...
by MBC News | Feb 16, 2017
From now on, Co-op outlets in Prince Albert, La Ronge, Air Ronge, Big River, Birch Hills, Canwood, Debden, Domremy, Kinistino, Marcelin, Paddockwood, Shellbrook, Smeaton and Wakaw will now identify themselves as “Lake Country Co-op”. Spokesperson Cara...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2017
Jordan Herron and Orren Johnson are escorted from court on Feb. 15, 2017. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Two men were convicted of murder at Prince Albert Queen’s Bench on Wednesday, and will receive automatic life sentences. A 12-person jury spent less than a day...
by MBC News | Feb 15, 2017
Members of Council sign the documents establishing the Legacy Trust on Feb. 7, 2017. Photo courtesy Chief & Council – Beardy’s & Okemasis First Nation, Facebook. A hefty sum of $4.5 million is heading into Beardy’s and Okemasis First...
