The Coroner’s Inquest into the mass stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation is set to get underway this morning. The inquest will be looking at the events of the Labour Day weekend in 2022 where 11 people were killed and numerous other injured on the First Nation...
Betty Rudachyk accepts cheque from Karen Daniels Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By: Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder On Jan. 5th, Karen Daniels. a mother and grandmother from One Arrow First Nation, came to Good...
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is speaking out about the death of a young woman in provincial custody. PAGC is calling for a transparent investigation in to the death of 23-year-old Tatiana Custer. Custer died Jan. 3 at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in...
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies has received a funding boost from the province on Wednesday. The government announced $850,000 in additional funding for SIIT to add 25 seats to its Mental Health and Wellness Diploma program in Saskatoon....
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres will be expanding its reach from northern Alberta into Saskatchewan. In December, the Saskatchewan government and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced...
Prince Albert and Area Teachers’ Association president Jean-Marc Belliveau says there will be no decision on teacher sanctions until the middle of the month. The provincial government and Saskatchewan’s teachers are currently at an impasse after entering the...
A 35-year-old woman is facing charges after an incident this past Tuesday on Big Island Lake Cree Territory. Pierceland RCMP said late Tuesday night they were called to a home in the community about a serious assault. When police arrived they found an adult man who...
Authorities are investigating a death at the Pine Grove Correctional Center Wednesday. Corrections officials said a 23-year-old woman on remand was found unresponsive in a common area of the facility shortly before 1 PM. The woman was transported to Victoria Hospital,...
The first trials have been set for the accused in the death of Megan Gallagher. Gallagher, went missing in Saskatoon in 2020 and her remains were found in the south Saskatchewan River nearly two years later. Her family will now have to wait another year for the first...
Saskatchewan RCMP said homicides in the province have risen 50 percent in the past five years. Statistics released by the Mounties suggest that in 2019, homicides; including murder and manslaughter, were at 20. In 2023 there were 30 homicides. The peak came in 2022 at...
