A Saskatchewan Cree author is gratified and excited that her first novel has been recognized and nominated in three categories in the Saskatchewan Book Awards. Carol Daniels is a former broadcaster, and current artist and author. Her first book, called Bearskin Diary,...
Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand signs 338 writs for the 42nd general election. Photo courtesy Elections Canada, Facebook. An indigenous political blog is saying there are more First Nations ballot shortages in the federal election than previously reported. The...
Nine people have been taken into custody following an incident on the Onion Lake Cree Nation yesterday morning. At one point, Mounties were advising residents in the area to stay in their homes. However, the RCMP say there was no risk to public safety. They were...
An autopsy will be conducted today following a suspicious death in Pelican Narrows over the weekend. Mounties responded to a complaint of an injured person at a residence in Pelican Narrows Friday evening. A 21-year-old man was taken to the health centre in Pelican...
Showcasing the strengths and attributes of Indigenous education to a wider audience is the goal of an upcoming conference. The Think Indigenous Education Conference takes place March 16-18 in Saskatoon. The annual conference will be hosted by the University of...
Details are sparse on a heated exchange that put the Saskatoon campus of SIIT into lockdown Friday morning, Around 11 a.m., Saskatoon police were called to a report of a student threatening an instructor at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, which is...
The courtroom was packed and emotions were high at a sentencing hearing today for the Regina couple convicted of starving a four-year-old girl to death and causing serious harm to her two-year-old sister. Today, Tammy and Kevin Goforth addressed the court to say...
The direction of education for Northern Lights School Division is clarifying what’s happening with La Loche Community School in the wake of last month’s mass shooting. Over the past few weeks since a shooter entered the Dene Building of the La Loche Community School,...
Photo courtesy Sheryl Kimbley, Facebook. It’s a special day for a Prince Albert group that’s debuting a song meant to help La Loche heal. A rendition of the song “Lean on Me” by people involved in Voices of the North went viral after the mass...
RCMP and Prince Albert police say they have new information in the disappearance and suspected homicide of Troy Napope. Napope was last seen on May 28 and his remains have still not been recovered. Investigators are asking anyone who resides within a 10 km area west...
