By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix Monday’s election sent thousands of Saskatchewan voters across a riding that’s roughly the size of Germany to elect a single MP. Buckley Belanger, the NDP MLA turned Liberal candidate...
By: Susan McNeil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald A new unit consisting of one sergeant and three constables with a focus of looking a crime trends and slowing them down will soon be operational in Prince Albert. The goal is to help...
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Dr. Jacqueline Marie Maurice doesn’t call her appointment earlier this month as the inaugural chief executive officer of the new Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation ironic, but perhaps it is. The...
Premier Scott Moe is getting pushback for his recent comments, which appeared to single out the Far North and First Nations communities for low COVID-19 immunization rates. In his post federal election response, Moe tried to tie Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the...
RCMP are seeking suspects who allegedly fired a gun at a police vehicle on Mosquito First Nation. Battlefords RCMP say, on Tuesday evening, shortly after 10:00 pm they responded to a complaint about a vehicle with a gun in the community. When officers located the...
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Association is getting into online gambling. A partnership with the provincial government will see SIGA develop an app, for download to your phone or computer. SIGA said the app will likely support most casino games and sports betting,...
The Prince Albert Grand Council will revisit recommendations to the wildfire taskforce, following a significant year for wildfire activity. Close to 600 fires burned more than 864,000 hectares of land. Approximately 2200 people were evacuated by the Canadian Red...
A male youth is in hospital with serious injuries after an alleged stabbing in La Ronge on Wednesday night. RCMP say they responded to a reported stabbing just after 10:00 pm on Studer Street. A male youth was found with stab wounds and was taken to the hospital with...
Prince RCMP are investigating after a body was pulled from the North Saskatchewan River early Tuesday evening. In a media release RCMP said with help from the Prince Albert Fire Department they found and removed a body in the river near the Cecil Ferry. The identity...
Two Indigenous-focused research projects out of the University of Saskatchewan have received $2.4 million in funding. A wide variety of research projects across the university recently received nearly$4.5 million from the Canadian Institute of Health Research. These...
