$1.5 million jackpot registered at Prince Albert casino

It is looking like someone is $1.5 million richer after playing a slot machine at Prince Albert’s Northern Lights Casino. Someone hit the Smoke Signals progressive jackpot shortly after midnight this morning. The actual winning total was $1,565,819.28. The win...
PAGC and RCMP sign “historic” memorandum

PAGC and RCMP sign “historic” memorandum

On Monday, Prince Albert Grand Council’s vice-chief said an agreement between its 12 member First Nations and the RCMP is “historic.” PAGC and the Mounties signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for search and rescue missions that will clear things up when...

Death of man on Piapot reserve considered suspicious

The RCMP’s Major Crime Unit is investigating a suspicious death on the Piapot First Nation. Mounties say a man was found dead outside a reserve residence today. Southey RCMP, the RCMP’s Regina General Investigation Section and its Forensic Identification...
PAGC annual assembly looks back at summer crisis

PAGC annual assembly looks back at summer crisis

  There’s a lot on the agenda for Prince Albert Grand Council’s annual assembly this week. On Monday, hundreds of delegates at the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre saw opening remarks from leadership, a summary of how the year went for the PAGC, scholarship...

Onion Lake chief arrested in connection to assault charge

The chief of the Onion Lake Cree Nation is facing a number of charges including two counts of assault, possession of a knife for a dangerous purpose and threatening to damage property. Fifty-four-year-old Wallace Fox was arrested yesterday in connection with the...
Federal court sides with First Nations over transparency law

Federal court sides with First Nations over transparency law

The federal government has lost round one in its battle to impose the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, but the law is still on the books and funding is still being withheld to bands who refuse to comply. On Friday, a federal court judge in Saskatoon handed...

Buffalo Narrows RCMP officer faces sexual assault charge

An RCMP officer who had been serving as a member of the Buffalo Narrows detachment earlier this year has been charged with sexual assault. On May 20, an alleged sexual assault happened at a social event Constable Randy McKay had been attending at home in Dillon, while...
Keethanow Bingo North wins award

Keethanow Bingo North wins award

Accepting the outstanding operations and management award on behalf of Keethanow Bingo North is Dennis Sanderson (L).  Next to him is IGR Vice President Diego Monteiro and CEO Greg Ahenakew.   The Indigenous Gaming Regulators handed out awards Friday to First Nation...