A Lac La Ronge Indian Band member has been chosen to paint a mural for the La Ronge Arts Council. The mural, which will be located in the town of La Ronge, was up for grabs through an application process. Sammi Kopeck, who has been an artist since she was a child but...
The coroner’s inquest into the death of Brennan Ahenakew-Johnstone wrapped up Thursday with a number of recommendations from the six-person jury. The 20-year-old Ahenakew-Johnstone’s remains were found in a burnt-out vehicle on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation in May 2018....
The Northern Lights School Division is requiring all students and staff to wear masks for the upcoming school year, until communities reach a 70 percent vaccination rate threshold. The School Division released its 10-page school plan Thursday. “Mask use for students...
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is celebrating their culture and heritage next week through the Batoche Métis Fall Festival. In a press release, MN-S said this festival will “bring people back together again on the traditional land of Batoche.” This is the first in-person...
The coroner’s inquest into the death of Brennan Ahenakew-Johnstone heard about the final hours of his life on Wednesday. Dayza Merasty, who was 16-years-old at the time, told the inquest she had invited Ahenakew-Johnstone to a house gathering where drugs and...
By: Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A hockey program that has been running at Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta this summer is wrapping up this weekend. But there’s a good chance that Indigenous communities in western Canada will be...
Police in Prince Albert are now treating the disappearance of a 28-year-old as suspicious. P.A. police said in a media release sent out Wednesday afternoon that the investigation involving Crystal Castle is being handled by the police service’s Criminal...
After two days of testimony at the coroner’s inquest into the death of Brennan Ahenakew-Johnstone, more questions remain than have been answered. The inquest heard Tuesday from RCMP officers who initially attended the scene of a burnt out vehicle on the...
WARNING: This story contains disturbing content. A Piapot First Nation man currently incarcerated has filed a Human Rights complaint against Correctional Service of Canada, alleging excessive and traumatic force and failing to provide appropriate mental health care...
Voters in northern Saskatchewan will see a familiar face on the campaign trail during this federal election. Buckely Belanger the former longtime Saskatchewan NDP MLA for Athabasca is standing for the federal Liberals in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River. Belanger...
