by MBC News | Mar 22, 2024
RCMP Major Crimes are investigating a suspicious death in Black Lake. Mounties say on Wednesday evening, officers responded to a home to an injured man. 52-year-old Victor Robillard from Black Lake Denesuline First Nation was taken to hospital where he later died....
by bryanorthner | Mar 22, 2024
A Bill before the Senate aims to amend the Criminal Code to include forced or coerced sterilization. Recent alleged cases involving Saskatchewan Indigenous women are prompting the legislative changes. Sylvia Tuckanow had just given birth to a healthy baby boy in July...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2024
WARNING: Distressing content By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder Métis children along with First Nations children were subjected to the forcible attendance at residential schools in the 19th and 20th centuries. Métis survivors,...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2024
The Saskatchewan RCMP have announced the implementation of roadside Mandatory Alcohol Screenings (MAS) on all lawful traffic stops in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction starting April 1. MAS will be done with an approved screening device called the Alco-Sensor FST and...
by bryanorthner | Mar 20, 2024
The last provincial budget heading into the fall election is targeting two problem areas while shoring up SaskParty rural support. The 2024-25 budget tabled Wednesday by retiring Finance Minister Donna Harpauer focuses on health care and education, with record...
by Jenna Smith | Mar 19, 2024
A 26-year-old man from Sandy Bay is facing multiple charges in Prince Albert. On March 17 Prince Albert Police received a report of an attempted break and enter on Conte Drive in the RM of Buckland. Police said that at around 11:40 p.m. officers located a vehicle...
by MBC News | Mar 19, 2024
RCMP said one man is recovering from serious injuries, following a shooting at Bell’s Point in La Ronge Sunday afternoon. Mounties claim that three people all dressed in black, approached the victim, while sitting in his vehicle. A firearm was discharged, while the...
by Joel Willick | Mar 18, 2024
The family of a 10-year-old Indigenous boy is speaking out against what the say is ongoing racism and bullying in a southern Saskatchewan school. The FSIN held a press conference Monday morning, where Vice-Chief David Pratt and the family of the boy spoke on alleged...
by MBC News | Mar 18, 2024
UPDATE: Updated with response from Indigenous Services Canada. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is not commenting on reports of Indigenous Services Canada performing a forensic audit. This past weekend, a letter was leaked from Indigenous Services...
by MBC News | Mar 18, 2024
A woman is facing a murder charge in connection to a homicide earlier this month in Patuanak. RCMP responded to a home in that community March 15 to a suspicious death. Brandon Dawatsare was the victim. RCMP arrested Brittany Bear in Prince Albert Sunday and charged...
