by Joel Willick | Jul 11, 2024
Homelessness happens across the province, not just in urban centres. That’s why the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan is planning a Point-in-Time homelessness count this October they hope will reach more communities in the province. In previous years, PiT homelessness...
by Joel Willick | Jul 9, 2024
A fundraising campaign has been put in place for two boys and a woman from Flying Dust First Nation killed in a highway crash last week. On Friday, the two boys, aged 5 and 6, along with a 48-year-old woman were declared dead at the scene of a Highway 4 collision...
by Joel Willick | Jun 25, 2024
Developers of a new wild rice harvester hope their prototype will make the wild rice harvest in northern Saskatchewan more sustainable. A team from Saskatchewan Polytechnic held an official showcase this week of its new wild rice harvester prototype. The boat has been...
by Joel Willick | Jun 18, 2024
Several new SaskEnergy safety signs to be displayed across the province will feature artwork from a Cree artist. Jade Roberts designed the signs, which have a dual purpose – to communicate natural gas safety tips while also displaying traditional Indigenous...
by Joel Willick | Jun 14, 2024
A film-maker, who was born in La Ronge, has released a new film with the National Film Board. Janine Windolph’s film Our Maternal Home tells the story of her family tracing their origins to Waswanipi Cree Nation in Quebec. Windolph’s grandmother was a...
by Joel Willick | Jun 10, 2024
Organizers of an inaugural golf tournament in honour of a beloved educator in Prince Albert say the event was a big success. Golfers took to the links at the Kachur’s Golf Club this past Saturday for the first ever Victor Thunderchild Memorial Golf Tournament....
by Joel Willick | Jun 7, 2024
A judge has rendered a decision on a matter of evidence at a high-profile impaired driving trial in Saskatoon. Taylor Kennedy is accused of THC impaired driving causing the death of 9-year-old Baeleigh Maurice in September 2021. The trial was in “voir-dire”, or a...
by Joel Willick | Jun 6, 2024
The provincial government has released a progress report on its response to the Calls to Action from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. June 3 marked the fifth-year anniversary of the 241 Calls to Action from the national...
by Joel Willick | Jun 6, 2024
CONTENT WARNING: The following may contain distressing details. An RCMP internal review, released Thursday, says it didn’t find any circumstances that impeded the RCMP’s response to the James Smith Cree Nation mass stabbing tragedy, however, areas of...
by Joel Willick | Jun 6, 2024
The management board of two herds of caribou that can, at times, be found in northern Saskatchewan have launched a ten year plan. It is 43rd year of operation the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board (BQCMB), which serves as an advisory board to help care...
