A public inquest into the death of a 25-year-old man who died in police custody in northwestern Saskatchewan three years ago will be held in Saskatoon later this month. Trevor McCallum died in cells at the Meadow Lake RCMP detachment on April 10, 2018. The provincial...
SaskTel and the federal government are investing $3.7 million dollars to upgrade internet services in a handful of northern communities. As a result, Black Point, Jeannette Lake and Michel Village will all see faster broadband services. The investment will also see...
Some businesses in the La Ronge region are keeping masks mandatory after provincial COVID-19 restrictions are lifted on Sunday. Keethanow Group of Businesses will be keeping all restrictions in place in their stores in La Ronge, Hall Lake and Sucker River. Dennis...
(WARNING: Some content in this story may be distressing to some individuals. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has established to provide crisis and emotional support. 1-866-925-4419 is a 24-hour hotline.) The former Muscowequan Indian Residential...
A former candidate for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations is pushing the organization to strengthen its electoral policies. Muskowekwan First Nation Chief Reginald Bellerose, who was a front-runner for the organization’s top job, conceded to RoseAnne...
La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band communities of La Ronge #156 and Kitsaki #156B are under a fire ban again. The ban was implemented at 10 a.m. Friday and will remain in effect until “significant precipitation,” according to a statement...
RoseAnne Archibald of Ontario will be the first woman to serve as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. She secured victory after her rival, Reginald Bellerose from Muskowekwan First Nation in Saskatchewan, conceded the race. The election had gone to a...
The Saskatchewan government is not quite ready to lift a provincial fire ban just yet. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, there were 30 active fires burning in the province on Thursday afternoon. This includes three wildfires the province is battling...
The Lac La Ronge Indian is postponing its advisory committees elections. The elections for the K-12 Education, Housing, Health and Post-Secondary committees were to be held July 12 to 20. The band is postponing until Treaty Days, which will possibly be held in...
By: Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The Prince Albert Pony Chuckwagon and Chariot Association has been staging events throughout Saskatchewan for the past 45 years. But as the association marks its return to action today, July 7,...
