The Lac La Ronge Indian Band will be keeping all current COVID-19 restrictions in place, including the proof of COVID-19 vaccination mandate and masking. This decision comes after the province scrapped proof of vaccination and is planning on dropping all other...
Onion Lake Cree Nation is raising their concerns over recent changes to the province’s trespassing laws. On January 1, 2022, the government amended the Trespass to Property Act requiring all hunters and trappers to receive permission from landowners first before...
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) are making an addition to their senior ranks. The police service announced Wednesday morning the appointment of Lisa Simonson, who has previously been serving as a Sargent, to the rank of Inspector. As part of her new duties...
By: By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Two-and-a-half weeks after the Métis National Council announced it is bringing legal action in regards to the former operations of the organization, David Chartrand, one of those named in the...
A huge upset in the northwest, as the governing Saskatchewan Party defeated the New Democrats in the Athabasca byelection. An NDP stronghold since 1998, Jim Lemaigre will be the first SaskParty MLA for the region. Preliminary results from Elections Saskatchewan...
Buffalo River Dene Nation band members will be heading to the polls next week. Norma Catarat and Freddy Billette are both vying for the position of chief. Three councillor candidates, Debbie Billette, Louis Chanalquay and Grayson Janvier, are running to be re-elected....
Warning: Disturbing Content. Additional unmarked graves have been detected at two former residential schools near Kamsack. The Keeseekoose First Nation revealed the results of ground-penetrating radar searches, indicating that 42 hits were detected at the Fort Pelly...
The body of a man from Prince Albert missing since December has been found. Police say human remains were found in a rural area near Hague this past Thursday and it was confirmed the remains were those of Byron Bear. Bear was reported missing on December 7 after it...
The member of parliament who represents northern Saskatchewan is speaking out about recent demonstrations against COVID-19 public health measures. Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Vidal lays the blame for the protests, which have shut down borders crossings...
Comparisons are being drawn between Premier Scott Moe’s perceptions of the trucking, COVID-19 mandates demonstrations and that of Indigenous protests in Regina. Moe has supported the truckers early in their quest to have the federal government remove all remaining...
