Safety concerns raised in Dawn Walker case

Safety concerns raised in Dawn Walker case

Indigenous leaders are raising concern of child welfare in the sudden disappearance and safe location of Dawn Walker and her son Vincent Jansen. The two were found safely in the state of Oregon, accused of entering the United States illegally. Walker is the current...
Dawn Walker and son Vincent Jansen found safe in Oregon

Dawn Walker and son Vincent Jansen found safe in Oregon

Saskatoon Police said missing persons Dawn Walker and her seven-year-old son Vincent Jansen were found safe Friday morning. Homeland Security claims the pair were located in Oregon City, Oregon shortly before noon Sask. time. “Investigators were recently successful in...
RCMP search for missing mushroom picker

RCMP search for missing mushroom picker

A search for a missing mushroom picker is underway in northeast Saskatchewan. 74-year-old Lois Chartrand went missing Thursday morning while picking mushrooms along the Hanson Lake Road 30 kilometres north of Smeaton. RCMP say they have been in spotty contact with...
Child and youth psychiatric services halted in P.A.

Child and youth psychiatric services halted in P.A.

Northern families are being forced to travel to Saskatoon or Regina to access child and mental health and psychiatric in-patient services as new patient admissions in Prince Albert have been halted. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said it is addressing a staffing...
RCMP looking for three suspects after weekend shooting

RCMP looking for three suspects after weekend shooting

Prince Albert RCMP are looking for three suspects after a shooting on Little Red Reserve last weekend. According to RCMP a car was parked in the driveway of a home on the reserve and had two people inside when another car pulled up and fired on them. The two males in...
LLRIB announces results of vote on changes to elections act

LLRIB announces results of vote on changes to elections act

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) membership have voted to make some changes to the band’s elections act. In a media release sent out Wednesday morning the First Nation announced that voters had accepted five amendments to the elections act. The amendments...
Prairie Pride: Advocates work to keep momentum going in Sask.

Prairie Pride: Advocates work to keep momentum going in Sask.

By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix Pride Month was an exciting, vibrant time in Saskatchewan, with flag raisings, parades and rainbow-spangled events taking place almost every day in June. But during the other 11 months of the...