A group of people will be walking from Prince Albert to Saskatoon this weekend to draw greater attention to all forms of abuse. The group Rise Up Against Abuse is one of the organizers of the walk. Patricia Crowe is a representative with the organization and she says...
Social Assistance recipients of the Fond-du-Lac and Black Lake First Nations will not see a clawback to their provincial benefits, if receiving a payout from the Treaty 8 agriculture settlement. Fond-du-Lac First Nation Chief Louis Mercredi says the provincial...
It’s been a sensational season so far for the Prince Albert Predators lacrosse team. The Predators lead the Prairie Gold Junior “B” Lacrosse League with an 8-0 record. Tanner Vancoughnett has been a big part of the team’s success. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band member...
Prince Albert police continue to search the North Saskatchewan River for the body of a boy who went missing last week. Police confirmed yesterday that after talking to witnesses, they believe four-year-old Sweetgrass Kennedy fell into the water and drowned while...
A former Crown prosecutor says Canada needs to look south of the border when it comes to effectively deterring repeat offenders of alcohol-related crimes. Harold Johnson says the American justice system does a much more effective job of monitoring alcohol consumption...
NDP leader Ryan Meili is pushing the provincial government to set a firm date on when it will apologize to Sixties Scoop survivors Meili’s remarks come after a federal judge recently approved a $750 million settlement. “We want to make sure the survivors are leading...
The federal government has entered into a new partnership with the Onion Lake Cree Nation over how health services are administered and funded in the community. The goal of the new agreement will be to create a funding arrangement between Ottawa and Onion that is...
The First Nations Power Authority is moving away from a proposed biomass project in the Global Transportation Hub of Regina. CEO Guy Lonechild says the organization has shifted gears to a new endeavour of flare gas development. “I think what we feel at this point in...
A new database at the University of Saskatchewan is aiming to give lawyers and researchers a better grasp of Gladue reports. Gladue reports are pre-sentencing reports advising courts to consider Indigenous offenders’ backgrounds during sentencing. These...
An evacuation order for the Waterhen Lake First Nation is still in effect. It was issued Tuesday afternoon due to access concerns for that community because there’s only a single road in and out. A 2,600 hectare wildfire continues to burn, with that blaze not...
