A lack of provincial government funding continues to be an issue for a northern caribou conservation and management board. The Beverley and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board is meeting in Prince Albert this week. Board Chair Earl Evans says the Saskatchewan Party...
After a judge scolded the provincial government for a lack of supports to the community of La Loche in the wake and years following a deadly shooting, Premier Scott Moe was on the defensive Wednesday saying the government has made investments into increased mental...
A now massive wildfire, roughly eight kilometres southeast of Cumberland House, has been contained. Officials say the human-caused fire, which started Sunday, is approximately 211 hectares in size. Henri Dagenais is with Wildfire Management. He says the blaze took...
Transport Canada has reinstated West Wind Aviation’s Air Operator Certificate for its commuter operations. The federal agency says in a news release that “West Wind Aviation has addressed Transport Canada’s concerns regarding the deficiencies in its Operational...
A La Loche man who fatally shot four people in his home community two years ago was sentenced to life in federal prison on Tuesday. In her decision, Judge Janice McIvor opted not to recommend the man begin his sentence in a regional psychiatric facility as requested...
32 high school students from northern Saskatchewan are in Regina this week to learn more about the province’s history, democracy and tour various post-secondary institutions. The students come from the communities of Black Lake, Cumberland House, Dillon, La Loche, La...
Indigenous Services Canada has expanded the First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line. It now includes mental wellness counselling and crisis intervention through an online chat. The free service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It was...
La Ronge Ice Wolves prospect Dylan Thackeray is off to a great start at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Nova Scotia. Thackeray, a defenceman, is playing for Team Saskatchewan and has recorded seven points in just two games. Saskatchewan is off to a 2-0...
New federal legislation could see more young Indigenous voters participating in future federal elections. The Liberals’ proposed Bill C-76 would see the creation of a registry of future electors aged 14 to 17. University of Saskatchewan Professor Ken Coates says...
First Nations youth are going back on the land Tuesday to learn more about trees, forestry and wildfires. The Prince Albert Model Forest in partnership with Carrier Forest Products and the Saskatchewan Forestry Association will be planting donated seedlings and...
