RCMP in Blaine Lake say they have recovered the body of a missing woman from the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. Police say Deanna Greyeyes was reported missing Sunday, as her family had not been in contact for a few days. A search team was assembled Monday and Mounties say...
The NDP have tabled a bill, which would create a suicide prevention strategy for the province. Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette says “I have been to way too many funerals for people in my communities who felt they had nowhere to turn. Suicide is a serious problem in...
The Prince Albert Grand Council says it is high time an all-weather road was built in the Wollaston Lake area of northern Saskatchewan. The Hatchet Lake Dene Nation is currently served by a winter ice road and for much of the year access is only possible by air or...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling for changes to Saskatchewan’s child welfare system. FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron says a representative advisory committee which would oversee provincial child welfare services would help improve the current system....
RCMP in Pelican Narrows say a woman is charged with bootlegging. Police were patrolling a check stop at the Opawikoscikcan Narrows along highway 135 on November 23, after receiving information that bootleggers were transporting liquor into the dry community. A...
La Ronge RCMP are reporting a rash of thefts from vehicles in that community in the past few weeks. Police say the thieves are targeting vehicles with items in plain view. Police report it appears some of these thefts occurred between 1:30 am and 4 am on Monday. The...
The family of Beverly Littlecrow is asking the Crown to appeal the not guilty verdict of the man accused of killing her. “The family is deeply saddened and outraged with the acquittal of Gabriel Faucher,” cousin Diane Littlecrow says. “We are calling on the justice...
Saskatchewan’s justice minister says the province is open to discussing a retail cannabis operation on the Muscowpetung First Nation but it must be done within the government’s existing legal framework. The First Nation is currently operating such a marijuana business...
Saskatchewan’s NDP Opposition is pressuring the province to get going on proposed upgrades to the Fond du Lac airport. The province has put in an application to the federal government for cost-shared funding to expand the existing runway by 1,200 feet. However,...
The sentencing for the third male who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of restaurant owner Simon Grant was unexpectedly adjourned in La Ronge provincial court Monday. The incident took place in April 2017. The suspect was 17-years-old at the time of the assault and...
