The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the announcement of the settlement for the discriminatory practices of Canada’s child welfare system is “the beginning of a better quality of life for First Nations children.” On Tuesday, the federal government...
A man is facing an attempted murder charge, after RCMP say an unidentified individual was seriously assaulted at a home in Hall Lake Dec. 28. Mounties allege that Quintin Ross went to a home, threatened people and assaulted another. The victim was transported to...
Prince Albert police have identified the victim of a New Year’s Day homicide, but say no arrests have been made. Officers searched a home in the city on January 3rd when they received reports of a homicide that occurred early on January 1st. Inside the home,...
A 34-year-old man has been charged in relation to a death that happened on Christmas morning on the Muskoday First Nation. Prince Albert RCMP say they received reports of an injured man on the First Nation around 6 a.m. The man was pronounced dead at the scene....
Regina police are investigating the death of a man from Prince Albert. Police say the body of 22-year-old Harvey Beatty, of Prince Albert, was found at Greenberg Park on Border Street in Regina last Thursday evening shortly after 5 pm. As the police investigate...
By: Susan McNeil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald Former RCMP officer, and current First Nations and Indigenous Policing Program manager Jim Lemaigre says he sees a change in thinking in the Athabasca riding; a change that is focused...
People tuning in to Rogers Sportsnet and APTN’s Cree language hockey broadcast will be hearing a regular voice again. Pinhouse’s Clarence ‘Tsi Boy’ Iron will again be handling play by play duties for all six of the planned broadcasts. The first game is currently set...
Prince Albert police continue to investigate the disappearance of 27-year-old Byron Bear. Police believe Bear was at a home in the city earlier on December 6 on the 300 block of 9th Street East. Investigators say they found evidence at the home that led them to...
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,The StarPhoenix A 21-year-old is breaking a world record in the dead of winter so a northern Saskatchewan institution will finally be recognized as a residential school. B’yauling Toni aims to beat the record...
La Ronge RCMP, the Canadian Rangers and local volunteers rescued snowmobilers who were stuck on a northern lake overnight on the weekend. RCMP received a call Saturday morning from five snowmobilers whose machines had gotten stuck in slush on Clam Lake, a lake about...
