The Prime Minister marked the sixth anniversary of the La Loche shooting Saturday by asking all Canadians to pay tribute to loss of innocent life. On January 22, 2016, a 17-year-old youth went on a shooting rampage, killing four people and seriously injuring seven...
Researchers with Saskatchewan Polytechnic are finding ways to use virtual reality to provide mental health support to northern Indigenous youth. Lindsey Boechler, the research chair with the Centre for Health Research, Improvement and Scholarship at Sask. Polytech.,...
Libraries and schools across Saskatchewan will be celebrating Aboriginal Storytelling Month in February. To celebrate, the Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples (LSSAP) will be helping schools and libraries highlight the power of Indigenous...
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT “This is not our information, this is not Canada’s to hold and be the ultimate arbiter of yet we are doing that and have done and that’s not fair. It’s not right and what it does is it continues to open up a number of wounds...
A Black Lake Denesuline First Nation man is facing a manslaughter charge after an incident this past December. RCMP say on December 11, 48-year-old Marvin Bigeye of Black Lake was found injured on a road in the community. Mounties say Bigeye died in hospital a week...
RCMP have charged a Pinehouse man after a large quantity of alcohol was found in his vehicle. Mounties say the man was pulled over this past Friday, January 14 just before 8 p.m. when officers found all of the alcohol. The seized alcohol included: – Ten 12-packs...
The availability of rapid antigen tests to schools, students and staff appears to be an advantage in keeping northern schools open. While several school divisions in the province transition to remote learning due to school closures brought on by the Omicron variant,...
Saskatchewan’s Chief Electoral Officer said safety will be his top priority during the by-election for the Athabasca constituency. Premier Scott Moe, Tuesday ordered a vote in the northwest riding for Feb. 15. “As was the case with the 2020 General Election, my...
A 19-year-old man from La Loche is facing child pornography charges after an investigation from Saskatchewan’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit. The investigation was in relation to possession and making available child pornography on a popular social media...
Northlands College has appointed five members to their newly established Elder’s Advisory Council. The council is to give the school guidance and knowledge on topics including language and culture. Beauval’s Ann Lafleur, Thompson McKenzie of...
