Children, youth and other members of the Piapot First Nation celebrated the first anniversary of banning drugs and alcohol from their community. Students and others marched in unity Friday at the Payepot School. The prohibition originally was spearheaded by the youth,...
A number of northern and First Nations communities will be receiving upgraded wireless service as part of a new $4.6 million investment by SaskTel. These communities include Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, George Gordon First Nation, Ile-a-la Crosse, Onion Lake Cree...
Encouraging reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians is one of the features of a new youth rights document. Fifteen youth delegates from across the country met in Ottawa earlier this week to finalize the Canadian Children’s Charter. Others also...
The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan will be discussing some of its most pressing issues when it meets in the northwest part of the province this weekend. The Ile-a-la Crosse Boarding School and Section 35 constitutional rights are just a few of the topics on the agenda....
An Indigenous leader will be recognized for his many years of work with an honourary degree on Thursday. Joseph Quewezance will be awarded the degree at the University of Saskatchewan’s spring convocation, which is currently underway in Saskatoon. Quewezance is a...
The Provincial Auditor is recommending that the Saskatchewan Health Authority assess whether mental health and addictions services in the Northeast are meeting clients demands. Judy Ferguson examined the former Prince Albert Parkland Health Region for the 2016-17...
University of Saskatchewan researchers say the incidence of epilepsy in Indigenous people is twice that of non-Indigenous Canadians. The study involved health records from 2001 to 2010. Researchers combined information from three databases on patients who were either...
Police made a major drug bust in Green Lake on Monday. After obtaining a search warrant for three separate residences, RCMP seized $15,000 worth of cocaine, a large amount of cash and firearms. Seven people have been charged with possession of a controlled substance...
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band officially opened a new bridge on the Little Red River Reserve Tuesday. LLRIB Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says the new bridge will make it easier for residents to get in and out of the community. “When the old bridge was decommissioned, a lot...
Denison Mines, which owns 63.3 percent of the Wheeler River project, says it plans to start its summer diamond drilling season this week. Twenty-eight holes will be dug at the Gryphon deposit, the K-North area and High-Priority Regional. Dale Verran, vice-president...
