Saskatchewan’s Advocate for Children and Youth says the newly formed Elder Advisory Council will help guide the advocate’s office moving forward. Children’s Advocate Lisa Broda and other staff from the advocate’s office recently met with the...
An approximate 17-year court case involving the Whitesand Dam, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, the Saskatchewan government and SaskPower is headed back to the Court of Queen’s Bench. The First Nation is seeking damages for alleged “continuous trespass” on reserve...
Two people will be vying for the position of Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations during an election next month. The FSIN announced the official candidates for their upcoming election Wednesday morning. Current FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron will be up...
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan believes she has found ways to improve a northern Saskatchewan health program aimed at children. Dr. Charlene Thompson recently did her thesis on ways to improve the KidsFirst North program, which aims to improve the...
A homeless shelter in North Battleford will continue operations for at least another 6 months. The Lighthouse shelter nearly closed this past March because of a lack of funding. However, the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan stepped in with a commitment to fund the shelter...
Northern leaders are expressing frustration at Premier Moe for what they say is singling out First Nations for low COVID-19 vaccination rates. Following the federal election, Moe tried to blame Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for not doing more to boost immunization...
The Saskatchewan Medical Association will be meeting with doctors from northern Saskatchewan on Tuesday night. The SMA president will be hosting a virtual meeting with physicians from the Mamawetan-Churchill River-Keewatin Yatthe Regional Medical Association to...
Prince Albert RCMP have identified the man who whose body was found in the North Saskatchewan River last week. His death is not considered suspicious. This past Tuesday a man’s body was found in the river near the Cecil Ferry Upon investigation, the man has...
An organization representing northern Saskatchewan municipalities is asking for all levels of government to help find solutions in northern vaccination rates. New North represents 35 northern municipalities and they are calling for an end to “finger-pointing” on...
A Mistawasis First Nation man is facing charges for allegedly falsely reporting a serious vehicle collision in which two people died. RCMP says that early Saturday morning, officers, EMS, and STARS conducted extensive patrols of the suspected area, only to determine...
