By Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The first cultural learning afternoon for attendees of the 2024 Kids Club in Wakaw was held on Wednesday, July 10. Forty-three young people learned about bannock making and the ribbon skirt from Val Gaudet, a...
(Photo credit: Tina Pelletier) Foran Mining Corporation’s McIlvenna Bay Project now has a dedicated space for Indigenous employees. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place yesterday for a new Indigenous culture and wellness room, with leaders from Peter Ballantyne Cree...
By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Waka Recorder Back to Batoche is the largest outdoor celebration of Métis identity, culture, values, and language. Visiting, trading, and sharing food are time-honoured traditions of the Métis, and Back to...
A coroner’s inquest will be held next month into the death of a woman who fell from a fifth-floor window in Regina. 31-year-old Nicole Lafontaine was staying at the YWCA in the city on July 22, 2023. Early that morning, authorities received a report that...
A Prince Albert family has received keys to their new home today thanks to a partnership between Habitat for Humanity Saskatchewan, the City of Prince Albert, and the federal and provincial governments. Construction of a new 1,100 square bungalow in the city began in...
Police in Prince Albert are investigating following a weapons complaint last night. Police were called to the 300 block of 9th Avenue East at roughly 10:20 p.m. on a report of gunfire. Police said when they arrived, there was evidence of gunshots being fired at a...
By: NC Raine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Eagle Feather News The complexity of modern scientific terminology and the Cree language are sometimes at odds, but Vince Natomagan is aiming to find bridges of understanding between those two worlds. “I have to...
La Ronge RCMP are investigating a shooting incident which injured one person. The incident happened shortly before 1am Monday morning. Officers were called to Bedford Drive at the intersection with Louis Road. Investigators say one person was taken to hospital with...
A man has died under what are said to be suspicious circumstances at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. The 49-year-old man was taken into remand at the centre earlier this month for outstanding criminal warrants. Police say he went into medical distress on July 5...
RCMP in North Nattleford continue to search for a woman who has been missing for over a month. 32-year-old Courine Sylvestre was last seen on June 7 in North Battleford, RCMP stated in a news release that her loved ones haven’t heard from her since April. ...
