Treaty 6 Nations including the Onion Lake Cree say they have reviewed Bill C-92 or Indigenous child welfare legislation and have serious concerns with it. The Chiefs say the legislation was drafted behind closed doors and does not give free, prior, and informed...
Some residents of La Loche and Ile-a-la-Crosse are petitioning the government to provide funding for a satellite office in northwestern Saskatchewan to provide hemodialysis treatment. This is the second petition presented by the NDP as the first in December called for...
The University of Saskatchewan has launched a new program aimed at getting more Indigenous students to successfully complete engineering degrees. The engineering access program includes a number of components to help Indigenous students in their studies. This includes...
La Ronge was the site of the 19th annual Aboriginal Provincial Broomball Championships this past weekend at the JRMCC. When all of the dust settled, the La Ronge Snipers took home the gold medal following a 4-1 win over the Hall Lake Hitmen. “It was a great event, it...
RCMP say two people have been charged after a drug bust in Green Lake on Thursday morning. After a search warrant was executed at a local residence, police uncovered 30 grams of suspected cocaine, about $3,900 in Canadian currency, two cell phones and a digital scale....
A 29-year-old Black Lake woman is charged with second-degree murder following a stabbing incident at a home in that community early Saturday morning. RCMP say they responded to the home, where medical staff from the local clinic located deceased 30-year-old Curtis...
The season just ended a few weeks ago for the La Ronge Ice Wolves of the SJHL, but preparations for next season are already underway. The Ice Wolves will host a spring camp in Saskatoon Apr. 26-28. The action will be taking place at the Harold Latrace Arena in the...
A new team has been launched in Prince Albert to offer support to those dealing with mental health challenges. The new community recovery team includes a social worker, addiction counsellor and three mental health nurses. An occupational therapist is also expected to...
The parents of a missing La Ronge woman are set to host the community’s second annual awareness walk for missing and murdered Indigenous women on April 3. Carson and Regina Poitras’ daughter, Happy Charles, went missing in April 2017 after she left her La Ronge home...
RCMP say they arrested Alvin Lawrence Sunshine on Saturday at a residence on the Ochapowace First Nation without incident. Melville RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance locating a 27-year-old man wanted on kidnapping charges. The kidnapping is...
