On a day devoted to honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, an advocate from Saskatchewan is hoping for the full implementation of the Calls for Justice. The final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls...
The Prince Albert Police Service officially swore in their new deputy chief Friday morning. Farica Prince took the oath of office to officially become the Deputy Chief at a ceremony filled with community members and dignitaries. Prince, a member of the Sioux Valley...
Saskatchewan’s Treaty Commissioner says a treaty fair held this week has been a huge success. The Office of the Treaty Commissioner and the Prince Albert Grand Council hosted the virtual treaty fair over the last few days. “Partnerships can create movements of...
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan believes she has found ways to improve a northern Saskatchewan health program aimed at children. Dr. Charlene Thompson recently did her thesis on ways to improve the KidsFirst North program, which aims to improve the...
A homeless shelter in North Battleford will continue operations for at least another 6 months. The Lighthouse shelter nearly closed this past March because of a lack of funding. However, the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan stepped in with a commitment to fund the shelter...
The Saskatchewan Medical Association will be meeting with doctors from northern Saskatchewan on Tuesday night. The SMA president will be hosting a virtual meeting with physicians from the Mamawetan-Churchill River-Keewatin Yatthe Regional Medical Association to...
An organization representing northern Saskatchewan municipalities is asking for all levels of government to help find solutions in northern vaccination rates. New North represents 35 northern municipalities and they are calling for an end to “finger-pointing” on...
The Prince Albert Grand Council kicked off their virtual treaty fair Monday morning. The PAGC decided to move the event to a virtual platform due to the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the province. Over the next few days, the event will be exploring ideas around...
This year’s Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference in Saskatoon will be the largest yet. According to organizers, over 2500 people have registered for the virtual conference scheduled for October 5-7. Initially established in 2014, Wicihitowin, aims to...
Two Indigenous-focused research projects out of the University of Saskatchewan have received $2.4 million in funding. A wide variety of research projects across the university recently received nearly$4.5 million from the Canadian Institute of Health Research. These...
