Cantre inquest hears from final witness

Cantre inquest hears from final witness

CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains depictions of suicide that may be distressing to some readers. A coroner’s inquest into the death of Shane Cantre at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon in 2021 has heard all testimony on the circumstances...
RCMP investigating death on Poundmaker Cree Nation

RCMP investigating death on Poundmaker Cree Nation

RCMP says it is investigating a suspicious death in a rural area of the Poundmaker Cree Nation. On Tuesday afternoon, RCMP received a report of a deceased man, later identified as Lee Bearsears of the Little Pine First Nation. Police say it will examine the...
State of Emergency declared by PBCN due to violence

State of Emergency declared by PBCN due to violence

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) has declared a state of emergency. In a media release sent out Tuesday the First Nation said the declaration was prompted by the killing a 17-year-old youth in Deschambault Lake. A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in...
Two charged after incident at Montreal Lake Cree Nation

Two charged after incident at Montreal Lake Cree Nation

RCMP have charged two people in relation to a dangerous person alert issued last week at Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Police said they were called to the First Nation this past Thursday after a gun was fired outside a home. When officers got to the scene they found a...
RCMP investigating death on Poundmaker Cree Nation

Arrests made in Montreal Lake Cree Nation death

Two people are facing charges in a 16-month old homicide on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. RCMP say Tristen Naytowhow was arrested in Prince Albert Monday, charged with second degree-murder in the death of Chad Bird on June 7, 2022. Naytowhow will appear in court...
Sask First Act, with regulations enacted

Sask First Act, with regulations enacted

Despite a looming court battle with First Nations, the province is moving ahead with regulations on Saskatchewan First Act. The government through an Order in Council (OIC) quietly brought the legislation, passed in March into force on September 15. In a separate OIC...