The Prince Albert Police Service is requesting public assistance in locating a missing 67-year-old. Horace Umpherville was last seen in the 900 block of Exhibition Drive on November 24, 2024. Horace is described as male, 5’10”, approximately 190 pounds. Horace is...
It was a busy year for the Prince Albert Grand Council with highlights such as a trip to Ottawa and an Athabasca Vice Chief election which saw Vice Chief Joseph (Smy) Tsannie re-elected to the position. The year was full of gatherings including the MMIWG+ gathering...
Wicekaskosiw Sakahikan Nehiyaw Askiy (Onion Lake Cree Nation) leaders and Indigenous Services Canada representatives gathered in Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN), Treaty 6 Territory, today to sign a new contribution agreement that will enhance the nation’s control...
A serious assault in La Loche over the weekend has led to several charges for one man. RCMP say two men engaged in an altercation in the community early Saturday morning. According to police, the altercation would result in serious injuries to one of the men who was...
Saskatchewan’s police watchdog is investigating after a 49-year-old man from White Bear First Nation died in a police cell. The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team says the man was arrested after another man and woman were found injured in a home in the...
The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice announced the launch of the Healing Support Fund for survivors of forced, coerced, and imposed sterilization last month on November 27, 2024. The Healing Support Fund will be available for all eligible First Nation, Metis,...
The inquest into Barry Fontaine has come to an end, and the five-person jury has put forward some recommendations to prevent similar deaths in the future. The inquest was expected to take place from December 9th to the 13th but was wrapped up by December 11th in...
(Photo: submitted; Carol Ann and her family) Carol Ann Ballantyne and her family have been living in an RV for three winters now in the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation community of Pelican Narrows. Ballantyne spoke with MBC Radio News and stated that she applied for a...
A new Cree language school in Saskatoon now has a new name. The St. Frances Cree bilingual school and program has been operating in the city since 2007, but never had a home school. An official school for the program is currently under construction and on Wednesday...
Today was the sentencing hearing for the last two people involved in the death of a La Ronge woman. Sheena Billette was a 28-year-old teacher and a mother of four young children. Her body was found on the side of a northern road on December 23, 2019, and from that day...
