A 32-year-old male from the Big River First Nation is recovering in hospital from injuries sustained from an assault Thursday evening. RCMP say they responded to an assault report at around 7 PM and discovered the male victim had sustained serious injuries. The victim...
The RCMP says it conducted a two-day enforcement enhancement campaign April 27 and 28 in the Onion Lake community, with the operation focusing on gang suppression, traffic enforcement and other policing priorities. Enhanced Enforcement results for the two-day...
The RCMP says it has recovered the body of a snowmobiler who went through thin ice on Dore Lake Monday afternoon. A witness told police that they saw a local resident driving across the ice, but then lost sight of the snowmobile. The witness began calling community...
The White Buffalo Youth Inhalant Treatment Centre is celebrating its new home. The treatment facility has moved about 70 kilometres southeast from Sturgeon Lake First Nation to Muskoday First Nation. Muskoday First Nation Chief Austin Bear says the facility offers a...
Members of the Prince Albert Outreach Program have presented their plans for the Heart of the Youth Community Pow Wow to city council members in Prince Albert. “The Heart of the Youth Pow Wow will be the first of its kind to take place independently. Eight years ago,...
A week-long walk is set to get underway Sunday from Prince Albert to La Ronge. The event not only raises awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, but for the renewed search efforts for Happy Mary Charles, who went missing in April 2017. “We need...
The New Democrats are pressuring the provincial government to lobby for equal funding of education. It’s been well-documented that on-reserve education is well below that of off-reserve. “We’ve long known that First Nations children receive significantly less funding...
The National Aboriginal Hockey Championships kick off on Sunday in Nova Scotia on the Membertou First Nation. Saskatchewan will be represented by Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Cassidy Carlson. “I think if we put it all on the line, give everything we have – then...
The Discourse publication and northern Saskatchewan media are partnering on a project, wanting to hear about how people are impacted by a wildfire. Lauren Kaljur, the environment reporter for The Discourse, is collecting a database of concerns of residents affected by...
The minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority agrees with a Senate committee recommendation to delay the implementation of legalizing cannabis. The Committee on Aboriginal Peoples wants a one year postponement, suggesting the federal...
