It has been almost 20 years since the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark Gladue decision but in many ways not much seems to have changed. In the decision, Canada’s highest court calls on judges to consider the unique history and systemic challenges of Indigenous...
The search for the body of four-year-old Sweetgrass Kennedy continues. Prince Albert police believe Sweetgrass drowned in the North Saskatchewan River on May 10. A team of rescue workers were out once again last week scouring the river in the hopes of finding the...
Attorney General Don Morgan says the Saskatchewan government has made no specific commitments to the Justice for Our Stolen Children camp. The comments were made following a Monday meeting between the two groups in Fort Qu’Appelle. Morgan and four other government...
Officials with STARS air ambulance are planning to replace the current fleet of helicopters with new aircraft. The aircraft that has been chosen to lead the organization into the future is the Airbus H-145. It is hoped the first one can be delivered next year, with...
The protesters at the Justice for Our Stolen Children Camp say they want sweeping changes to the Indigenous child welfare system, adoption processes and the incarceration of First Nations youth. Camp spokesperson Michelle Stewart says following a meeting Monday with...
Prince Albert police are investigating the city’s first homicide of the year. Authorities say a 28-year-old man, who was shot in the face in an the alley of the 200 block 9th St East Thursday evening has died of his injuries in Saskatoon hospital. An autopsy is...
Two people are facing charges after RCMP say they seized drugs in Sandy Bay on Canada Day. Police say around 4 a.m. that morning, local citizens pointed out a vehicle which did not belong in the area. While checks were being made on the driver a male passenger took...
Prince Albert police say they are investigating a shooting which left a 28-year-old man in a Saskatoon hospital. Police and EMS responded to an alley in the 200 block of 9th Street East Thursday evening, where they found the victim with a gunshot wound to the face. He...
The union representing school bus drivers in Ile-a-la-Crosse says at least six drivers will be without a job, as the school division has now privatized bus transportation. Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4607 representative, Tony Head, says the decision,...
Aspiring young writers in La Ronge and area will have a chance to hone their skills this summer as part of a creative writing workshop. The workshop is put on by Sage Hill Writing and will run from July 30 to Aug. 3 at Senator Myles Venne School in Air Ronge. Sage...
