Saskatchewan’s Lt. Governor said the appointment of Mary Simon as Canada’s Governor General is the correct choice. “She has a tremendous background, both nationally and internationally. I think based on that, plus the fact that she is Inuk and has lived on the land...
A northern Saskatchewan First Nation is battling a COVID-19 outbreak. According to a news release, the Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation has been in lockdown since last week with a total of 109 cases linked to the outbreak. The First Nation is calling for additional...
The Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation has started a campaign to gather 200 to 500 donated life jackets for children aged two to 18 living in the remote community. Colleen Whitedeer, a councillor for the First Nation, is spearheading the initiative. She said most of...
Saskatchewan RCMP said an officer has shot and killed a man on the George Gordon First Nation. Mounties said officers responded to a man armed with a rifle and making threats on the First Nation Tuesday afternoon. However, during the incident officers shot the man,...
It’s the first of its kind in Canada, as a Saskatchewan First Nation gains control over child welfare. The Cowessess First Nation signed two agreements with the federal and provincial governments Tuesday, giving it authority regarding children-in-care. “Today we give...
RCMP are saying little after a 44-year-old woman died in police custody in Sandy Bay early Monday morning. Mounties say the woman had been taken into custody Sunday evening and was found unresponsive at the detachment around 11:20 p.m. She was pronounced deceased on...
The fire ban for the communities of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band communities of La Ronge #156 and Kitsaski #156B has been lifted as of 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to a statement by the La Ronge Regional Fire Department, the rescinding of...
Pride month celebrations in the Lac La Ronge region rounded off this past weekend with a festival of sorts, a parade and back-to-back drag shows. While Pride month is in June, the final celebrations in La Ronge are usually held at the beginning of July. The final...
Regina Police said it continues to search for missing Tamra Keepness. The five-year-old from the White Bear First Nation, went missing from her Regina home on July 5, 2004. Each year the family would gather in a local park to raise awareness to her disappearance....
Workers at Cameco’s Cigar Lake mine are returning to the site, after a wildfire last week forced the evacuation of 230 non-essential personnel. The uranium producer said it plans to restart production later this week. After consultations with wildfire officials,...
