Krista’s Kilometres, a cross-Canada walk raising awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited individuals made its way through Saskatoon on Friday. The trek is organized by Indigenous grandmother Krista Fox whose grandson was...
On April 1, Tina Giroux-Robillard took over the position of Executive Director of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management board. She replaces Ross Thompson who retired after holding the position for thirty years. Going forward, Giroux-Robillard feels there are...
A Métis lawyer originally from Prince Albert has announced her bid for leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP party. Kaitlyn Harvey announced her intentions to run for leader at an event in Saskatoon Tuesday morning. As a single mother, Harvey says she always wanted to...
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and Sturgeon Lake First Nation have joined an economic development alliance out of Prince Albert. The MN-S and Sturgeon Lake signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday morning to officially become members of the Prince Albert Region...
CONTENT WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Day one updates Day two updates Inquest closes; 15 recommendations given by the jury The inquest into the death of Benjamin Toutsaint has officially closed with a jury offering 15 recommendations to prevent...
CONTENT WARNING: Details in this story may be distressing Day one updates can be found here. UPDATE 2:00 The final witness of the inquest was Dr. Mansfield Mela a forensic psychiatrist who has worked at RPC for over twenty years. Dr. Mela says he had met with...
CONTENT WARNING: The following details may be distressing. In May 2019, Benjamin Toutsaint, died by suicide at a correctional centre in Saskatoon. An inquest into his death is underway in Saskatoon this week. Toutsaint, of Black Lake First Nation, was serving a...
CONTENT WARNING: The following details may be distressing UPDATE 3:50 The final two witnesses on Monday were a psychiatric nurse and the Deputy Warden for the Regional Psychiatric Centre since 2014. Nurse John Petrishen-Ha testified that he was the first medical staff...
The family of a Saskatoon woman whose body was found in Prince Albert believes initial reports of her missing could have been handled better. Taya Sinclair, a Métis woman originally from the Green Lake area, was found dead in Prince Albert on Tuesday after her family...
For the first time since the tragic passing of 13-month-old Tanner Brass in Prince Albert, his mother Kyla Frenchman is speaking publicly. Tanner Brass was killed after Prince Albert police officers arrested Kyla Frenchman during a domestic dispute. According to the...
