The first of four re-purposed wildfire airtankers are to arrive in Saskatchewan by the end of next summer. The province announced in the budget earlier this month that it had purchased two Dash 8-Q400AT models and two Dash 8-Q400MRE models, for the Saskatchewan Public...
An Ochapowace First Nation man is facing a second-degree murder charge, following an incident in that community Saturday. RCMP responded to a home there to find an injured man, later identified as Elias Still. He would die at the scene. Dustyn Allary was arrested at...
According to organizers it was a successful inaugural Louis Riel Cup over the weekend. The hockey tournament was hosted by the Metis Nation Saskatchewan at the Harold Latrace and Rod Hamm arenas in Saskatoon with inclusion as its goal. Each team was required to have...
Regina police are investigating after a bear spray attack at the Brandt Centre on Saturday. Officers were called to the facility just after 9:30 p.m. for a report of a weapons offence. Police were told people had been assaulted with bear spray. The First Nations...
Moon Time Connections founder Nicole White, right, with a volunteer at a Saskatchewan packing party, where donated products are counted and boxed to be shipped north. Photo courtesy Moon Time Connections. Kira Wronska Dorward, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By:...
The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan has withdrawn its support of federal legislation on Metis self-governance. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, President Glen McCallum says the Metis Nation is withdrawing its support of Bill C-53. The bill was proposed...
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News The Canadian government must amend the self-government agreement it signed with the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA), a federal court ruled on March 28, arguing the deal is overly broad...
Candle Lake resident, Joanne Angelstad, is the EXTRA winner of $100,000 from a $4 ticket for February 21 LOTTO 649 draw. The experience of winning literally brought Angelstad. “I went to scan my tickets quickly while I was leaving the hospital with my sister,” she...
The Saskatoon Tribal Council is creating programming to help male inmates reintegrate back into society. The provincial government is committing $800,000 to develop and deliver culturally supportive programming aimed at reducing returns to custody. “STC remains...
A new podcast series, developed by a northern Saskatchewan Indigenous storyteller aims to take listeners on a captivated journey of global issues through an Indigenous perspective. “Nohcimihik/ Into the Bush” launched Wednesday with three episodes: Melina...
