SIGA Announces Another Smoke Signals Winner

SIGA Announces Another Smoke Signals Winner

Image supplied by SIGA The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has announced that the Smoke Signals Jackpot has been won at Dakota Dunes Casino. Mr. Ben Vuong is Saskatchewan’s newest millionaire after winning $1,166,462.61. Smoke Signals is a SIGA-wide...
Police Search for Buffalo Narrows Inmate

Police Search for Buffalo Narrows Inmate

Photo provided by the RCMP Buffalo Narrows RCMP are looking to the public for information on a missing inmate . Police say Kelvin Patrick Aubichon, 22, had been given a temporary absence permit from the Buffalo Narrows Correctional Centre to travel during the...

Tributes for First Nations Artist Allen Sapp

The much-honoured Saskatchewan artist Allen Sapp has died at the age of 87. Premier Brad Wall paid tribute to Sapp on Twitter on Tuesday, calling him one of the province’s greats. Wall said Sapp’s brush strokes “told the story of the Cree and of...

UPDATE – Onion Lake Shooting Suspects Arrested

Three men wanted for attempted murder after a woman was shot on the Onion Lake Cree Nation have been arrested. On December 6, Onion Lake RCMP received a call that a 24 year old local woman had been shot in the head. She was transported to the Lloydminster Hospital and...
Search on Lac La Ronge Could Continue Over the Holidays

Search on Lac La Ronge Could Continue Over the Holidays

Image courtesy Chief Tammy Cook-Searson Work will continue through the holidays if necessary as volunteers search for a missing man. On December 17, Billy Taylor, 36 left his home at Fox Point by snowmobile headed for La Ronge. His is believed to have gone through the...
Former hockey enforcer opens Meadow Lake Tim Hortons

Former hockey enforcer opens Meadow Lake Tim Hortons

A YouTube screenshot of Jon Mirasty during one of his now-infamous brawls. A man well-known for his hockey scraps has traded in his skates for something new. Flying Dust First Nation’s Jon Mirasty recently opened up Meadow Lake’s first Tim Hortons. As a...
FSIN Chief looks ahead to 2016

FSIN Chief looks ahead to 2016

FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron speaking during the 2015 FSIN cultural celebrations and powwow. Bobby Cameron took over as Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations only a few months ago, but already knows what he wants to accomplish in the New Year. The Chief...

PAGC invites people in off the streets for Christmas lunch

Staff at Prince Albert Grand Council knows that not everyone has a table to gather round for Christmas dinner, so this year it’s providing people with a meal. PAGC hosted its first-ever Christmas meal at Prince Albert’s Margo Fournier Centre on Wednesday, complete...
Holiday season safety

Holiday season safety

Deputy commissioner of emergency planning and fire safety, Meika Cleary. With the Christmas season upon us, there’s an increased danger of traffic accidents, fires and other tragedies. On Wednesday morning, the provincial emergency planning department outlined what it...