By: Jenna Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Fort McMurray Today Mayor Sandy Bowman plans to discuss a permanent road linking Fort McMurray to La Loche, Sask. with council, First Nation and Métis leaders, and the province. But, he rejects arguments the...
A longtime producer for the Voices of the North and Northern Spirits showcases has been recognized for her work in Saskatchewan’s Indigenous music scene. Sheryl Kimbley was honoured at the Saskatchewan Music’s virtual award show Thursday with the inaugural Indigenous...
A Hall Lake man charged with attempted murder has been remanded into custody until his preliminary hearing in April. 20-year-old Quintin Ross was arrested Dec. 28 after RCMP were called to a home in the community for a report of a serious assault. Police say Ross...
Some Elders in the northwest have been getting donated wild game. The Turnor Lake and Birch Narrows Community Food Centre has received five moose and one elk, from hunters in the Meadow Lake area. “I finally met some guys. And they reached out to me and said, We want...
Music mentorship coordinator Eliza Doyle and her organization Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) were recognized with a Saskatchewan Music award. Doyle received the Industry Achievement award which “recognizes excellence in the provision of skills and services...
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is speaking out against the use of an MN-S vehicle in a protest convoy on its way to Ottawa. The convoy is currently travelling through the country in protest of vaccine mandates for truck drivers and travelled through the province on...
A new art exhibit at Wanuskewin Heritage Park is looking to capture Indigenous culture while subverting the “colonial gaze”. The new Depth of Field exhibit put on in partnership with the University of Saskatchewan will feature photographs from 6 different Indigenous...
Three Indigenous filmmakers have been granted the film rights to Cold Case North: The search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett. Danis Goulet, a Cree-Métis woman from La Ronge, has joined Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard and Métis filmmaker Shane Belcourt to option, or...
The Prime Minister marked the sixth anniversary of the La Loche shooting Saturday by asking all Canadians to pay tribute to loss of innocent life. On January 22, 2016, a 17-year-old youth went on a shooting rampage, killing four people and seriously injuring seven...
Researchers with Saskatchewan Polytechnic are finding ways to use virtual reality to provide mental health support to northern Indigenous youth. Lindsey Boechler, the research chair with the Centre for Health Research, Improvement and Scholarship at Sask. Polytech.,...
