A uranium mining company is looking at opening a mill in the southwest zone of the Athabasca Basin. Fission Uranium Corporation, who is based out of British Columbia, is hoping to open a mine 155 kilometres north of La Loche on highway 155. The province will now be...
A Red Earth Cree Nation man convicted of First-degree murder will be getting a new trial. In 2016, Davis Demery Lester Whitehead was arrested and charged with the murder of Ramsey Whitehead. Davis Whitehead would later be convicted by a jury of his peers with...
A northern chief is worried of the affects lifting COVID-19 restrictions will have on her people. Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band Tammy Cook-Searson said she doesn’t think it’s the right time yet. “I think it’s too soon to be lifting the restrictions with no...
It has been four years since Gerald Stanley was acquitted of the murder of Colten Boushie. To mark the day, which Boushie’s family have named ‘The Day of Action,’ the Office of the Treaty Commissioner hosted a panel discussion on the case, it’s implications on...
A Lac La Ronge Indian Band member has created an information package for new Indigenous mothers to help them navigate the healthcare system during and after birth. Valerie McLeod, who will soon be graduating with a master of governance and entrepreneurship in northern...
The former CEO of the Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) is looking to get his job back. Allan Adam has filed an application at Court of Queens Bench in Prince Albert alleging he was wrongfully terminated from his position on December 2 2021. Adam was named to the...
La Ronge town council will be looking for its residents’ input on a tri-community agreement. Raised during a regular council meeting Tuesday, council passed a motion to send a survey to its community members to see their ideas on an allyship with Air Ronge and the Lac...
Five Indigenous agencies in Saskatchewan have come together to call on the province to reconsider pulling all COVID-19 restrictions. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, Yorkton Tribal Council, Prince Albert Grand Council, Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs...
According to the Water Security Agency, Saskatchewan may see varying spring runoff conditions across the province. Northern Saskatchewan is expected to see a normal spring runoff, while the central region can expect an above-normal snow-melt. The south, however, is...
WARNING: Disturbing content Northeastern Chiefs said they feel confident following a meeting with the federal government in trying to get the Timber Bay residential school formally recognized. Chief Joyce McLeod-Naytowhow of Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Chief Karen Bird...
