by MBC News | Jun 19, 2017 | Current News
Police Chief Clive Wieghill on June 19, 2017. Video stillshot from @SaskatoonPolice, Facebook. A report released on Monday that alleges police mistreatment of 64 Saskatchewan Indigenous women, is getting a quick response from each force named in the 32-page document....
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy National Film Board website The National Film Board of Canada is doing a cross country tour of films and documentaries that tell stories of Indigenous people through the eyes of Indigenous filmmakers. The tour is #Aabiziingwashi (#WideAwake): NFB...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2017 | Current News
Photo supplied by Kelly Haydukewich A handful of athletes from northern Saskatchewan were in action this past weekend in Moose Jaw, competing in the 2017 Special Olympics Saskatchewan Summer Games. It was a great success for northern athletes, as they took home ten...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2017 | Current News
FSIN Vice-Chief Heather Bear, photo courtesy @fsinations, Twitter. A group called “Human Rights Watch” flanked by FSIN Vice-Chief Heather Bear, released a report outlining alleged abuse and discrimination against Aboriginal women and girls by police forces...
by MBC News | Jun 19, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of policecanada.ca Tens of thousands of dollars in fines have been levied following a two-and-a-half-year investigation into illegal outfitting activities near the community of Hazlet, just northwest of Swift Current. Four North Battleford area men have...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017 | Current News
Defence lawyer Aaron Fox outside court on Friday. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. For the first time, an expert witness at the La Loche shooter’s sentencing hearing described the teen as “remorseful” about all the murders and attempted murders he...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017 | Current News
file photo Twelve people have been charged after a month long investigation in La Ronge by numerous law enforcement groups from around the province in regard to drug trafficking in the northern Saskatchewan town. In total, the investigation resulted in the seizure of...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of SIGA The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority announced today revenues of $253.7 million, with net earnings of $81.1 million for the 2016–2017 fiscal year. Profits generated from SIGA’s operations are administered by the province of...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017 | Current News
La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre outside Meadow Lake Provincial Court on Friday afternoon. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. An emotional Meadow Lake courtroom has heard from the La Loche shooter, who said repeatedly “I’m sorry I ruined your life” and “you were not a...
by MBC News | Jun 16, 2017 | Current News
Georgina Jolibois. Photo courtesy of georginajolibois.ndp.ca Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Georgina Jolibois has introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons, calling for National Aboriginal Day to be declared a statutory holiday. National...
