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...
The Chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council is calling for immediate action to address homelessness in Saskatoon. A Point-in Time homelessness count was conducted in the city in October. The shocking results of that count were released on Thursday showing Saskatoon as...
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...
Flying Dust First Nation has re-elected their chief. In an election this past Friday, the membership of the First Nation voted to re-elect Tyson Bear to the leadership position. Bear will serve in the role on a four-year term. Joining Bear on the leadership team for...
