by MBC News | Oct 5, 2023
The first person charged in the death of a man in a house fire in Prince Albert has been sentenced to five years in jail. Loretta Sakebow was originally charged with second-degree murder in Jeremy Starblanket’s death, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2023
RCMP in La Ronge have charged a man with DUI and dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death in a hit-and-run on September 29. Police accuse James Misponas of stealing a vehicle and hitting a 56-year-old man. The unidentified man would die of injuries the next day....
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2023
A 17-year-old boy is dead and another youth in custody charged with second-degree murder, following an incident in Deschambault Lake late Sunday night. RCMP were called to a report of an injured person in the street, only to discover the boy dead. Officers would later...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2023
One of the people charged in the death of Megan Gallagher has seen his charge of aggravated assault elevated to manslaughter. Thomas Sutherland was scheduled for a preliminary hearing this week for a charge of aggravated assault. However, instead of the hearing, that...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2023
Michael Oleksyn/Daily Herald Back (L to R) student Jules Bear, Phil Polsom of CLAC, student Nicholas Stonestand, student Justice Bear, Leonard Manitoken Industry Liaison for STC and Samantha Gerard; front Zach Somer General Manager of PCL Builders Inc. stand in front...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2023
Brian Hardlotte will continue as Grand Chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council. In a vote held Tuesday. Hardlotte garnered 168 votes to Greg Ermine’s 100 ballots. Hadlotte was nominated by Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson. During his acceptance...
by Joel Willick | Oct 3, 2023
The First Nations Health Ombudsperson Office has officially opened in Saskatchewan. Situated in Saskatoon, the newly formed office will investigate, document, and report on health system complaints from First Nations people in the province. Diane Lafond will take up...
by Joel Willick | Oct 3, 2023
Representatives from the Metis Nation Saskatchewan were in a celebratory mood Tuesday morning. The Nation was celebrating the grand opening of the Ma Faami centre in Saskatoon. Ma Faami is a location Metis citizens can go to get connected to culturally safe programs...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2023
Michael Oleksyn/Daily Herald Victor Thunderchild High School principal Gina Sinoski placed two photos of Victor Thunderchild on a table during the renaming ceremony on Monday morning. The Cultural School in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division will now be named...
by MBC News | Oct 2, 2023
By: Julia Archelene Magsombol, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Columbia Valley Pioneer They say that pain becomes less as time passes, but in other cases, it doesn’t — we just learn from it and manage to survive and look for tomorrow. This mirrors the...
