by MBC News | Jul 9, 2020
A North Battleford lawyer says the recent violent arrest of a First Nations man in Saskatoon is not an uncommon experience for Indigenous people when dealing with police authorities. A video circulating on social media shows an officer punching a man named Evan Penner...
by MBC News | Jul 9, 2020
A Saskatoon group which patrols and helps people in need is offering a new service: wellness checks. The Okihtcitawak Patrol Group patrols the Saskatoon neighbourhoods of Pleasant Hill and Riversdale. They help community members by being present in the neighbourhood,...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2020
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday morning on Bill C-92. The bill came into effect Jan. 1. It gives Indigenous communities and families control over...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2020
The Metis-Nation Saskatchewan is demanding an apology from Environment Minister Dustin Duncan for not consulting it on the Denison Wheeler River project exploration. In a June 11, letter to Attorney General Don Morgan, MN-S President Glen McCallum expressed concern...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2020
The Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission is being brought in to independently investigate a rough arrest caught on video in Saskatoon on Saturday. Police allege they were called to the 500 block of 11th Street East, where officers encountered a man that had...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2020
The La Ronge Fire Department is confirming that a male child drowned in Sucker River Friday afternoon. According to an email from the fire department, they were called out a little before 3 p.m. The boy’s body was recovered around 7 p.m. It is believed the child...
by MBC News | Jul 3, 2020
The Lac La Ronge Food Bank has reopened after having to close its doors in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization won’t be operating in the same way as before as its building doesn’t allow for separate entry and exit doors, and is too small to...
by MBC News | Jul 3, 2020
The Lac La Ronge Regional Pride Committee is organizing a motorcade parade in support of the LGBTQ+ community as well as the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities. Participants are meeting at 10:30 on Saturday in the parking lot of the Jonas...
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by MBC News | Jul 2, 2020
All Photos by Brandon White taken on July 2, 2020 to document Tristen Durocher & Chris Merasty (of Men of the North) as they walk from La Ronge to the Regina Legislature. Updates: Walking with Our Angels on Facebook #yanawansca on Twitter Durocher was joined by...
by MBC News | Jul 2, 2020
Two men from La Ronge embarked on a 635 kilometre journey Thursday from Air Ronge to the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina. Tristen Durocher and Christopher Merasty are walking to raise awareness of the amount of suicides that happen in the northern region...
