by MBC News | Feb 9, 2018
“Bill Burge dropped the ball.” Those were the words from Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron hours after a jury found Gerald Stanley not guilty in relation to the death of Colten Boushie. Stanley had been charged in Boushie’s death in...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2018
Screams and loud sobbing echoed the courtroom moments after Gerald Stanley was found not guilty of killing Colten Boushie. The Biggar area farmer had been on trial the past two weeks at the Court of Queens Bench in Battleford. Colten Boushie was shot in the head at...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2018
Two men have begun a walk from Saskatoon to Prince Albert to press a national inquiry to visit Saskatchewan’s north. Conrad Burns and Pernell Ballantyne gathered with supporters in the Saskatoon Police Service’s headquarters shortly after noon today before...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2018
As the province awaits the verdict in the second degree murder trial of Gerald Stanley two Saskatoon leaders have come together to remind the public to remain respectful in the verdict’s aftermath. Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand and Saskatoon Mayor Charlie...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2018
Jury deliberations continue in the Gerald Stanley murder trial. The trial has been taking place over the past two weeks at the Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford. Stanley is on trial for the shooting death of Colten Boushie on his rural farm in July 2016....
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2018
Cameco has reported another loss for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31. Earnings were lower than 2016 because of lower uranium prices. For the last quarter, Cameco reports a $62 million net loss. In the same quarter the previous year, the net loss was...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2018
About two-dozen members of the Canadian Army Reserve are expected in the La Ronge area this weekend for some winter training. Members of the North Saskatchewan Regiment will learn about outdoor survival from members of the Canadian Rangers. Warrant Officer Mike...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2018
At noon today, Conrad Burns and Pernell Ballantyne will begin their walk from Saskatoon to Prince Albert to raise awareness for murdered and missing Indigenous women in the province’s north. “We want the stories in the north to be heard,” says Burns....
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2018
“It is now your duty to determine Stanley’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” Those were the words uttered by Justice Martel Popescul when charging the jury during the second-degree murder trial of Gerald Stanley. Stanley has been on trial in a courtroom in...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2018
The La Ronge Fire Department had to deploy the jaws of life following a collision yesterday morning. Shortly before 2.a.m., yesterday, firefighters arrived at 1120 La Ronge Ave where a vehicle had rear-ended a parked truck. Responders deployed the jaws of life in...