The Conservative critic for Indigenous Services said a new federal website tracking the progress on water infrastructure projects on First Nations under long-term drinking water advisories is little comfort for people awaiting clean drinking water. On Wednesday,...
The federal government has created a new website in an attempt to be more transparent about its progress to remedy long-term drinking-water advisories in First Nations communities across the country, but is unable to say when all such advisories will be lifted. At a...
Meadow Lake RCMP have charged a 28-year-old man with attempted murder. Jordan Nelson is also charged with aggravated assault with a weapon. He was the subject of a SaskAlert on Wednesday afternoon. Police say the 74-year-old male victim of the assault remains in...
Prince Albert’s popular Heart of the Youth Powwow is moving to an online format this year. The annual event, which was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held on Friday, May 28. Powwow organizer Liz Settee said they are happy to once again be...
A group of current and former Métis leaders are taking issue with the current leadership of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) In a media release sent out Wednesday morning, an organization calling itself Métis Nationalist Movement Saskatchewan announced they plan...
An Indigenous hockey apparel company is gaining lots of traction across Canada. Smudge the Blades was started in Sept. 2020 by Harlan Kingfisher, who is a former junior and college hockey player from Sturgeon Lake, SK. “When I was playing hockey in junior and in...
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) reported 121 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities Wednesday. The far northeast reported the highest number of active cases with 92. The far northwest reported the second most cases with 17. The northeast...
During the annual Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) virtual convention today Jim Carr, Special Representative for the Prairies, and Saskatchewan’s Government Relations Minister Don McMorris, announced more than $33 million in joint funding...
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) reported 129 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities Tuesday. The far northeast reported the most active cases with 103. The far northwest had the second highest number with 18. The northeast reported three...
Two people are facing drug charges following a police raid on a La Ronge home Friday. RCMP said it executed a search warrant on a home on Royal Avenue, seizing cocaine, drug paraphernalia, electronics and Canadian currency. Chelsea Ross and David Sanderson, were both...
