by MBC News | Oct 6, 2021 | Current News
By: Susan McNeil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald The Chiefs of both Red Earth and Shoal Lake Cree Nations have said the province is not taking enough action on two fires that are filling their communities with smoke and causing...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2021 | Current News
(Photo: Little Pine First Nation Chief Wayne Segamanis.) WARNING: Disturbing content A Saskatchewan First Nations Chief is questioning what comes next if Pope Francis apologizes for the Catholic Church’s role in operating some of Canada’s residential schools. A...
by Joel Willick | Oct 5, 2021 | Current News
Organizers of an Indigenous conference in Saskatoon say they have been shocked by the growth of the event over the years. The seventh Wicihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference got underway Tuesday afternoon in Saskatoon. The event was moved to a virtual platform...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2021 | Current News
A 29-year-old man has died after an alleged assault in Prince Albert this past weekend. Police say early Saturday afternoon 29-year-old Jeremy Charles was discovered unconscious on the 700 block of 18th street west. Police believe Charles was assaulted. The...
by MBC News | Oct 5, 2021 | Current News
A woman and two young children received minor injuries after shots were fired in a La Ronge apartment building. RCMP say this past Sunday night at around 10 pm they responded to reports of shots fired inside an apartment complex on Broad Street. Upon investigation,...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2021 | Current News
Prince Albert Police have charged a woman with murder in relation to the death of 40-year-old Doris Broussie. Broussie was found injured at a business in the city in August after a reported assault. The 40-year-old was taken to hospital but later died. Prince Albert...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2021 | Current News
Wildfires are forcing the evacuations of citizens from two Sask. First Nations. On Thursday, approximately 440 members of the Shoal Lake Cree Nation were evacuated to Prince Albert. “An evacuation order was something we did not wish to have to call. It is a very...
by Joel Willick | Oct 4, 2021 | Current News
On a day devoted to honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, an advocate from Saskatchewan is hoping for the full implementation of the Calls for Justice. The final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2021 | Current News
Buffalo Narrows RCMP recovered a baby safe and sound after being the passenger of a stolen vehicle. RCMP say they received a call from a distressed woman early Thursday morning who told officers her vehicle was stolen by a male passenger while her baby was still...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2021 | Current News
Three people are facing charges stemming from a death near Big River First Nation nearly two years ago. On January 6, 2020, RCMP say 36-year-old Richard Netmaker was abducted from his home, assaulted and left in an isolated area northwest of the community. Four days...
