Category Archives: #2 and 3 Stories

Chief Coroner, RCMP Commanding Officer discuss JSCN inquest recommendations
The recommendations are in from the Coroner's Inquest into the mass stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and Weldon.The inquest in Melfort came to a close Wednesday after the jury and Presiding...
Feb 01, 2024

Six inmates charged with murder, three with attempted murder after incident at Sask. Penitentiary
Six inmates at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary have been charged with second-degree murder while three others have been charged with attempted murder after an incident at the prison on Monday night.In a...
Feb 01, 2024

First Nations leaders to respond to recommendations from JSCN inquest
After an emotional coroner's inquest concluded on Wednesday, First Nations leaders in Saskatchewan will respond to the nearly 30 recommendations made.A six-person jury and the presiding coroner presen...
Feb 01, 2024

Family members of James Smith stabbings respond to jury recommendations
The jury recommendation for the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon Coroner's Inquest took place Wednesday evening in Melfort as suggestions were made to prevent similar events in the future.Afterwards...
Jan 31, 2024
‘It opened my eyes': Families reflect on evidence heard at JSCN inquest
Every day of the James Smith Cree Nation inquest, through policy evidence, explanations of autopsies and a recounting of the attacks that left 11 people dead, Joyce Burns has sat in the hearing room w...
Jan 31, 2024

North West College opens new location at Frontier Centre Mall
North West College's Battlefords Campus has expanded, launching a new location for classrooms at the Frontier Centre Mall in North Battleford.The college held an opening ceremony at the site, located ...
Jan 31, 2024

Weather records fall like dominoes as warm air blankets Sask.
The warm, Pacific air blowing into Saskatchewan is breaking temperature records all over the province.According to Environment Canada, 23 communities set new record highs for Jan. 30 on Tuesday, thank...
Jan 31, 2024

NHL players Dubé, Hart, McLeod, Foote charged in 2018 sexual assault case: lawyers
Lawyers for Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dub, Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, New Jersey Devils forward Michael McLeod and defenceman Cal Foote came forward Tuesday to say their clients h...
Jan 30, 2024

Cree story takes centre ice in North Battleford February. 4
A story about learning to walk in another's hooves is coming to North Battleford this weekend. Sum Theatre and La Troupe du Jour have teamed up to present a Cree story Elder Brother and the Bison as a...
Jan 30, 2024

Filling the gap: River Valley group provides support for first responders, veterans at inquest
First responders across central Saskatchewan have witnessed much trauma over the last few years starting in 2018 with the Humboldt Bronco's bus crash and more recently, coping with the fallout of the ...
Jan 30, 2024