Loretta Henderson’s 16-year-old daughter Krista Kenny was murdered in Prince Albert in 2009. Henderson says she has been coming to an annual walk honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and men ever since. She says she comes year after year, not only for her...
RCMP have arrested a suspect following a weekend death in Black Lake. Police say 31-year-old Chester Bigeye was taken into custody yesterday by members of the Major Crimes Unit North and Black Lake RCMP. Bigeye have been charged with one count of second-degree murder....
Tributes are being offered following the death of Hatchet Lake First Nation elder Angus Tsannie. Tsannie is being remembered for his work in helping to negotiate land claims in the north, serving as a senator on the Prince Albert Grand Council, for his passion for...
Scott Daniels of the Mistawasis First Nation spent nine seasons playing pro hockey. Daniels, a forward, was able to play 149 games in the NHL with Hartford, Philadelphia and New Jersey. Following his career, Daniels coached junior hockey in the United States for ten...
The company working to set up a marijuana retail outlet in La Ronge says it wants input from Indigenous people. Aura Cannabis was granted a permit for the town and hopes to have a store open by this fall. Executive Vice-President Andrew Gordon says the company is in...
Young adults from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band will have the opportunity to be immersed in traditional language and culture as part of a new camp this summer. The Adult Cree Immersion Camp runs for five days in late August at Youth Haven on Big Stone Lake. LLRIB Cree...
The Prince Albert Grand Council Women’s Council is holding its 14th annual Honouring our Sisters and Brothers Memorial Walk this morning. The walk raises awareness about the men and women who have gone missing or have died due to violence. “We started 14 years ago...
The Saskatoon Tribal Council and the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools released plans for a new fitness and wellness academy at E.D. Feehan Catholic High School today. The miyo machihowin Academy (Cree for healthy living) is for First Nations students and complements...
An 18-year-old La Ronge man is facing armed robbery, weapons and forcible confinement charges. RCMP say they arrested Zachary Charles at a home on the Lac La Ronge Indian Reserve without incident Tuesday morning. Charles will appear in La Ronge Provincial Court on...
The RCMP says its Major Crimes Unit North and Its Black Lake detachment are investigating a recent suspicious death as a homicide. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Brandy Robillard of Black Lake. Police say the death was reported Sunday afternoon....
