RCMP investigate police impersonation on Onion Lake Cree Nation

RCMP investigate police impersonation on Onion Lake Cree Nation

The RCMP is investigating the impersonation of police officers at a traffic stop on Onion Lake Cree Nation this week. Mounties say, three individuals wearing balaclavas pulled a vehicle over using a black SUV with red and blue lights. RCMP say the individuals demanded...
RCMP investigating suspicious death on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

RCMP investigating suspicious death on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

Saskatchewan RCMP’s Major Crimes unit is investigating a death on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation they are calling suspicious. RCMP say they received a call of an injured female at a home on the Cree Nation early Thursday morning. The woman would be pronounced dead on...
AFN child welfare reform deal reached with federal government

AFN child welfare reform deal reached with federal government

The Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made an announcement today that the AFN and federal government have finalized a deal on a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal complaint on discrimination in the First Nations Child and Family Services...
Fire Ban Issued for Saskatchewan

Fire Ban Issued for Saskatchewan

A fire ban has been issued for all crown lands, provincial parks, recreation areas, and the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District due to hot, dry conditions in the province, effective at noon on July 11, 2024. The ban, which covers any open fires, controlled...
MN-S planning province-wide homelessness count

MN-S planning province-wide homelessness count

Homelessness happens across the province, not just in urban centres. That’s why the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan is planning a Point-in-Time homelessness count this October they hope will reach more communities in the province. In previous years, PiT homelessness...
SIGA releases annual report and financial results

SIGA releases annual report and financial results

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has released its annual report and financial results for the 2023–24 year.  The results were record-breaking, with the organization pulling in over $346.6 million in gross revenue and a net income of $138.8 million. Previous...
Fundraiser started for two boys killed in crash

Fundraiser started for two boys killed in crash

A fundraising campaign has been put in place for two boys and a woman from Flying Dust First Nation killed in a highway crash last week. On Friday, the two boys, aged 5 and 6, along with a 48-year-old woman were declared dead at the scene of a Highway 4 collision...
RCMP investigate police impersonation on Onion Lake Cree Nation

Missing boater found dead

A boater reported missing to Buffalo Narrows RCMP has been found dead. RCMP say they received a report of a missing boater on Friday. Mounties say officers immediately responded and found the man’s boat idling on Peter Pond Lake. A search would be conducted in...
Youth music camp set to go on in La Ronge

Youth music camp set to go on in La Ronge

Youth in the La Ronge area will have the chance to explore their talents at an upcoming Youth Music Camp.   This will be the third year that the Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) hosts the annual camp free of charge.   CAMP is a non-profit organization in the...
RCMP investigating suspicious death on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

Several explosive devices found in rural mailboxes

Update: Saskatoon RCMP have determined the devices in the mailbox are modified fireworks. RCMP stated that additional damaged mailboxes have now been located. All involved mailboxes are east of Saskatoon in the RM of Blucher, and RM of Corman Park. The fireworks will...