The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding with a group of people seeking Treaty status. The MOU will be based on the Federal Court’s 2020 decision in Watson-Bear, where they found that the Crown unlawfully combined the historic Chacachas...
A long career in public service will soon come to an end for a northern MLA, as the 29th Legislative Assembly came to a close Thursday. Doyle Vermette, the 16-year veteran for Cumberland in the northeast will no longer be making laws or asking questions to the...
The provincial government is providing additional funding for the Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp near Pinehouse. The province announced Thursday that the annual $700,000 in operational funding for the wellness camp will be increased to $1.6 million. According to the...
Lawmakers in Saskatchewan and public service employees are wearing a moose hide pin, to stand in solidarity to end violence against women and girls. For more than 11 years, the Moose Hide Campaign has created awareness and engagement to end gender-based violence in...
Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) President David Chartrand spoke on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Indigenous Identify Fraud Summit co-hosted by MMF and the Chiefs of Ontario (COO) at the Hotel Fort Garry in Winnipeg. Dave Baxter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter...
Prince Albert’s own Rebecca Strong is $1 million richer after winning the finale of Canada’s Got Talent. The 20-year-old singer from the Black Lake Denesuline First Nation competed against seven others in Tuesday’s live performance. She sang a cover of Adele’s...
Northern Saskatchewan’s own Rebecca Strong is putting the final touches on her wardrobe and act before hitting the stage tonight for the live finale of Canada’s Got Talent. The Black Lake Denesuline First Nation singer will compete against seven other performers in...
Manitoba wildfire officials are responding to two wildfires near The Pas and Flin Flon, which is causing evacuations, power outages and highway closures. A Fire Bulletin from Sunday states the Flin Flon fire has grown to approximately 35,000 hectares, 38 KM long and...
Construction is starting this week on the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital’s new acute care tower. The new multi-story acute care tower will increase the Victoria Hospital’s overall capacity by approximately 40 percent. “We are pleased to see the groundwork...
A public inquest is set to begin next month into the death of a man in Prince Albert. Police on foot patrol discovered Wesley Lathlin lying on a street in medical distress on October 5, 2021. He was transported to Victoria Hospital for medical treatment, later being...
