By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division highlighted efforts they’ve made to address some of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action in an update presented at Monday’s regular board...
27-year-old Dominic Custer was reported missing on June 9 and was located deceased on June 14. Custer was from Deschambault Lake and was visiting family in Prince Albert when he went missing. On June 14, at around 6:36 p.m., Police got word from a Search Team that...
The Saskatchewan NDP has named Leroy Laliberte as a candidate in Athabasca for the next provincial election. Laliberte was nominated by local Saskatchewan New Democrat members in a contested nomination yesterday. “I am honoured to stand as the Saskatchewan NDP...
SaskPower, Westinghouse, and Cameco will be working together on any possible nuclear reactors in the province. The groups signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which was announced on Monday. The MOU will look to evaluate some of Cameco’s recently acquired...
By NC Raine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Shirley Irwin, 63, returned to the classroom to fulfill her life-long dream to be a university graduate. On Saturday, she will walk across the stage to receive her Bachelor of Indigenous Fine Arts from the...
The Wollaston Lake road project has received a significant financial boost due to funding from the federal government. The project, would see the construction of an all-season road to Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation. The two communities currently...
(Photo Credit: First Nations University of Canada) First Nations University of Canada and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a partnership which will help enable leadership and advancement in Indigenous education for generations to come. Through the partnership...
By NC Raine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In the middle of the pandemic, Harlan Kingfisher took lemons and made lemonade. That ‘lemonade’ being a clothing brand he launched in 2021 – Smudge the Blades – a clothing brand which creatively blends...
Update: 27-year-old Dominic Custer was found deceased in the North Saskatchewan River on June 14. Following an autopsy on June 19, Police state that his death has been deemed not suspicious. Leaders from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation are seeking the public’s help...
The Village of Ile a la Crosse has unveiled its plans for a veterans memorial in the community. The northern village is planning to construct what will soon be known as the South Bay War Veterans’ park where local war veterans will be honoured for their service....
