by MBC News | Jul 2, 2019 | Current News
RCMP say Rachel Becky Lewis has been located. Spiritwood RCMP are requesting assistance in locating a 21-year-old female from the Pelican Lake First Nation. Rachel Becky Lewis was last seen on Friday between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on the Pelican Lake First Nation. Lewis is...
by MBC News | Jul 2, 2019 | Current News
Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen says he has a planned meeting with the Women’s Commission of the Prince Albert Grand Council to discuss how the force can improve itself based on the recommendations from the Final Report into the National Inquiry into Missing and...
by MBC News | Jul 2, 2019 | Current News
The Information and Privacy Commissioner is asking the Resort Village of Candle Lake to redo a search for records that relates to a janitorial contract that one of its Councillors has entered into with the Village. Commissioner Ronald Kruzeniski in his report says the...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2019 | Current News
UPDATE – Police say Wolfgang Amadeus Mckenzie turned himself in on Tuesday. McKenzie is scheduled to appear in La Ronge Provincial Court on Wednesday. RCMP have arrested a third person and are looking for a fourth in relation to a shooting incident that took...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2019 | Current News
The national Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health (IIPH) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has launched a new five-year plan with an investment of approximately $43 million in research. “It’s about the communities setting the research agenda and that...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2019 | Current News
After close to a century-and-a-half, the Treaty 6 medal is heading home to a northwestern Saskatchewan First Nation. Upon his passing in 1885, the medal was stolen from the body of Chief Red Pheasant by an Indian agent and later ended up in the possession of the...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
At the 2019 SJHL Bantam Draft in Nipawin, the La Ronge Ice Wolves ended up selecting five players. With the 25th overall pick in the third round, the Ice Wolves drafted defenceman Tre Fouquette from Warman. “I think I’m like a two-way defenceman,” said Fouquette. “I’m...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
The provincial government has appointed Murray Pelletier as a judge to the provincial court in North Battleford. Pelletier is a member of the Cowessess First Nation. He received a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2007 and started as a lawyer with...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2019 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s Advocate for Children and Youth Corey O’Soup has stepped down amidst allegations of harassment. The announcement was made late Thursday afternoon by the Saskatchewan Legislature’s Board of Internal Economy. O’Soup’s resignation comes after board MLAs...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2019 | Current News
Indigenous cinema will be one of the main themes at the 2019 Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA). The event is being held from Aug. 13-17 at multiple venues in the Queen City. “There was a lot of conversation around the board table to say what RIFFA...