RCMP says it is looking for a person wanted for several charges, following an incident on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation in September. Mounties accuse Brianna Forest of Aggravated Assault and Forcible Confinement. Forest is described as approximately 5’5” to 5’7” tall...
After pleading not guilty to charges against her earlier this year, Dawn Walker has now pleaded guilty to three offenses. Walker entered the guilty pleas at a Saskatoon provincial court on Thursday morning. She pleaded guilty to abduction in contravention of a custody...
La Ronge RCMP says it needs help in searching for a missing woman. Alexandra Hardlotte was last seen in that community Wednesday morning. She is described as approximately 5’2” with a slim build and very short brown hair. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white...
The Star Diamond Corporation, which owns the Fort à la Corne project near the James Smith Cree Nation said it is renaming the project, following a name changing contest. Kīwētin, pronounced as “kee-way-tin”, is derived from the Cree Nation language and translates...
A 20-year-old man is charged after an incident in La Loche Monday. RCMP said in a media release sent out early Monday evening they were made aware that threats had been made by someone online against a school in the community. Police also announced they had arrested...
La Loche RCMP continue to investigate threats made against a school in the community. On Monday police received multiple reports of online threats against a school. Police say an adult male suspect was identified and arrested. So far there has been no word on...
The Pasqua First Nation announced that members of the community now have access to an app that will provide them with updates and information about the First Nation. The app will feature job postings, forums, news, events, emergency push notifications and more. “It’s...
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) is investigating the recent death of a 56 year old man in the city as a homicide. In a media release sent out Monday afternoon police said the death of Sheldon Mannix was determined to be a homicide after investigation by them...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com It’s not at this stage in the process that Canada should weigh in, the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs was told Oct. 26. It was holding its first hearing on Bill C-53,...
The Chief of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation has been found guilty of unlawfully hunting a bull moose in February 2020 without the required hunting license to do so. In a recent court decision, Chief David Sandfly concedes that he was actively hunting for moose on...
