NAISA Conference Tackles Aboriginal Child Welfare Policies

A University of Saskatchewan researcher says the residential school system, 60’s scoop and now inadequate child welfare policies have all served to normalize a culture where it is seen as acceptable for the state to take away Aboriginal children from their families....

Former La Ronge Resident Killed In Plane Crash In B.C.

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a pilot en route to La Ronge died in a crash in British Columbia yesterday afternoon. The victim is a 55-year-old former La Ronge resident. Officials say the Cessna twin engine aircraft took off from the...

CNSC Grants Licence To Cameco To Begin Production At Cigar Lake

Cameco has been given the green light to begin production at its long-awaited Cigar Lake uranium mine. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has issued a mining licence to the company authorizing the construction and operation of its Cigar Lake Project. In its...

Police Identify Body Found On One Arrow First Nation

RCMP has confirmed the body found in a slough last week at One Arrow First Nation is 38-year-old Wilfred Almightyvoice. Almightyvoice was reported missing last October after family members did not hear from him for several days. His remains were found in the slough...

State of Northern Housing Discussed In Prince Albert

Efforts are being made this week to start a blueprint for housing outcomes in northern Saskatchewan. A researcher from the Conference Board of Canada says this part of the province is leading the way in creating sustainable housing options for all of northern Canada....

Questions About Treaties Emerge At FSIN Youth Conference

Treaties were the topic of discussion on Tuesday at the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations’ Indigenous Youth Transition Gathering in Saskatoon. Students participated in a number of breakout sessions in the afternoon in which they discussed treaties in the...

Traffic Safety Committee Visits La Ronge

The provincial government’s Special Committee on Traffic Safety visited La Ronge today to gather information from the public. It is one of the final stops on the provincial tour which also included Regina, Estevan, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Pelican Narrows....