New Treaty Commissioner named for Saskatchewan

New Treaty Commissioner named for Saskatchewan

A new Treaty Commissioner has been named for Saskatchewan. On Wednesday afternoon Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett along with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations announced that Mary Culbertson would be taking over the position. Culbertson is a...
UPDATE: Saskatoon police search for missing 15-year-old girl

UPDATE: Saskatoon police search for missing 15-year-old girl

UPDATE: Police say Taiyah Arcand-Tawpisim has been found safe. Saskatoon Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl. Taiyah Arcand-Tawpisim was last seen on Friday night in her family home in the Holiday Park neighbourhood....
Three women elected to James Smith Cree Nation council

Three women elected to James Smith Cree Nation council

Three women have been elected to James Smith Cree Nation’s council. Three of four council members are now female following Friday’s election on the James Smith Cree Nation. Wally Burns will remain as chief and will be joined by Gerald McKay, Kendra McKay,...
Jury selection begins in Colten Boushie case

Jury selection begins in Colten Boushie case

The Alex Dillabough Centre in Battleford has been transformed into a makeshift jury room, where more than 700 people have been summoned for jury selection for the trial of a Biggar-area farmer accused of shooting a First Nations man to death in the summer of 2016....
Metis Sixties Scoop survivor taking government to court

Metis Sixties Scoop survivor taking government to court

A Sixties Scoop survivor from Saskatchewan is taking the province and federal government to court over the exclusion of the Metis in the Sixties Scoop settlement. In October, the Liberal government promised an $800 million settlement in principle for survivors of the...
SIGA recognized as top employer in the province

SIGA recognized as top employer in the province

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has been named one of Saskatchewan’s top employers. The organization was given the distinction by the Canada’s Top 100 Employers Project, which aims to recognize the country’s best places to work. The project...
Man dies in La Ronge snowmobile crash

Man dies in La Ronge snowmobile crash

La Ronge RCMP are investigating the weekend death of a 22-year-old man. A snowmobile crash at Sanderson Point was reported shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday morning. Police say the driver of the snowmobile, a 22-year-old man from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, was...
Cameco layoffs begin at McArthur River and Key Lake

Cameco layoffs begin at McArthur River and Key Lake

The temporary layoffs that were announced in November, have begun to take effect on two Cameco sites in northern Saskatchewan. Approximately 845 workers at the two operations will be without work for ten months until the sites are scheduled to reopen. Duncan Gardiner...