“She was a very intelligent girl, very sensitive and compassionate towards others, very outgoing as well,” said Val Charlette is describing her daughter Tristan Jobb. The 24-year-old was found at the Phantom Lake Golf Club in Creighton on Oct. 6. One week after the...
RCMP are investigating a homicide on The Key First Nation. Mounties say they received reports of shots fired at a home on the First Nation early Sunday morning at around 5 am. When officers arrived, they located an injured 51-year-old man from They Key First Nation...
The Prince Albert Historical Society is getting ready to debut a new exhibit at their museum. The new exhibit, which is called Kistapinânihk/Omaniciye Makoca/Tł’ogh tëlë/, that translates to The Gathering Place is set to open to the public on October 28. Michelle...
A man from La Ronge is facing charges after an incident near Prince Albert this week. According to Prince Albert RCMP a vehicle, which was disabled was parked on the side of Highway 263 on Tuesday when a man approached it and pointed a gun at the two people inside....
The head of the RCMP in Saskatchewan is speaking out on First Nations policing. Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore believes the RCMP can still serve communities that decide to create their own police services. Specifically the assistant commissioner said the...
A new exploration benefit agreement between Denison Mines and Far North First Nations and communities is being hailed as a step in the right direction. Denison is committing to meaningful engagement on proposed uranium developments in the Athabasca Region. “There...
A familiar face is returning to the leadership ranks of the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC). Christopher Jobb was re-elected to the vice chief’s office Tuesday evening at the tribal council’s annual assembly in Prince Albert. Jobb’s re-election...
A Saskatchewan First Nation is threatening a judicial review of how the province is undertaking its consultation and engagement with First Nations, Metis and others on its 2010 consultation policy framework. “We have been trying to set up a meeting with the minister,...
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter When Nancy Lafleur was a little girl, she and her grandmother would drive out to a lake in northern Saskatchewan to watch the sun come up. “As we’d sit there waiting for the sun, I’d skip stones into the lake,”...
A member of Fond du Lac First Nation says he is honoured his company was the recipient of a business award in Saskatoon. Every year, the Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce gives out the SABEX awards to recognize businesses in the region for their accomplishments. While...
