UPDATE: Three wanted by RCMP for murder now in custody

UPDATE: Three wanted by RCMP for murder now in custody

(Wionna Katcheech) Update On May 1 RCMP announced that all three suspects wanted in the death of Quin Squair were now in custody. According to police on April 25 the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team, Saskatchewan Trafficking Response...
Dene High in La Loche to remain closed

Dene High in La Loche to remain closed

There will be no school this week for students at Dene High in La Loche. That community and the RCMP are still addressing the effects of an alleged stabbing Thursday. In a letter from the Northern Lights School Division, Director of Education said they are working on...
RCMP to give update on James Smith mass stabbing incident

RCMP to give update on James Smith mass stabbing incident

RCMP, Thursday are to give an update on the mass stabbing incident on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon, which left 11 people dead and 18 injured. Mounties are expected to give a four-hour presentation on what happened September 4.  Myles...
First Nations University announces new scholarships

First Nations University announces new scholarships

The First Nations University of Canada will receive a yearly grant of $50,000 to support new scholarships for Indigenous language studies. The additional funds will go toward the creation of three new scholarships: the Solomon Ratt Indigenous Language and Language...
Dene High in La Loche to remain closed

Dene High School closed, following incident Thursday

The Northern Lights School Division says two people at the Dene High School in La Loche were medically treated following an incident at the school Thursday. Director of Education Jason Young says in a letter to parents that the school community is safe and there is...
NITHA medical health officer up for national recognition

NITHA medical health officer up for national recognition

A northern Saskatchewan health care leader is up for a national award. Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) Medical Health Officer Dr Nnambdi Ndubuka is a candidate for the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards. Ndubuka explained the national award looks to...
NDP Bill to legislate duty to consult is defeated

NDP Bill to legislate duty to consult is defeated

Legislation for duty to consult requirements within Saskatchewan was defeated during second-reading Thursday afternoon. Saskatoon-Centre MLA Betty Nippi-Albright’s private member’s Bill 610 the Meaningful Duty to Consult Act was voted down 7 to 30. Nippi-Albright...