The federal government is conducting a second round of consultations on recent amendments to the Indian Act, which discriminated registration based on gender. The registration changes outlined in Bill S-3 focus on cousins, siblings and members of the same family whose...
A meeting in La Ronge Thursday afternoon will discuss ways to spur economic development in northern Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan’s Building Northern Community Capacity and Entrepreneurship project is a five-year study that has surveyed seven...
Montreal Lake RCMP have charged a 28-year-old man after an officer was assaulted at a traffic stop on Wednesday. Raini Henderson faces a number of charges including assaulting a police officer with a weapon, endangering the life of a peace officer, flight from police...
La Ronge RCMP say a missing Manitoba man may be in northern Saskatchewan. Forty-five-year-old Cory Mitchell McLaughlin of McCreary, Manitoba was last in touch with someone on Tuesday, July 31 at around 4:35 p.m. — and police say there are concerns for his...
Prince Albert police are thanking the public for locating the caregivers for two children from Wednesday. Police say the children were found in that community and are now safe. Authorities say the incidents are separate and the children are not related to each other....
Creighton RCMP have released the name of a man charged with stealing a truck with a three-year-old girl in the back seat on Tuesday. Forty-two-year-old Terrance Charles Nickerson of Medicine Hat, Alberta is charged with kidnapping without a firearm, theft of a truck,...
The head of Saskatchewan’s government union says a potential province-wide strike would be unlikely to affect critical services in northern Saskatchewan, such as airport workers and firefighters. The Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union announced...
As the province announces a new long-term flood mitigation program for Saskatchewan communities, First Nations are exempt, as there is a similar federal program. The Water Security Agency has been contracted by Ottawa to provide flood assistance to affected First...
Canada’s ministers responsible for social services are examining poverty reduction efforts in First Nations communities. At a meeting this week in Halifax, the ministers pledged to support those living in poverty, but also look at prevention. Saskatchewan’s minister...
The Water Security Agency is advising the public of high flows on some parts of the Churchill River and its tributaries in response to well above normal rainfall in July. The Churchill River Basin east of Beauval, particularly near Reindeer Lake, received well above...
