By: Jessica Durling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,Humboldt Journal Beginning in December, Cumberland House Cree Nation Daycare will offer a Swampy Cree language nest to children from six months to five years old. Language nests are programs where an Indigenous...
A Calgary man is facing drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop near the northern village of Pinehouse. RCMP say a vehicle was pulled over this past Saturday afternoon outside the community at the junction of Key Lake Mine and Highway 914. Officers say they...
Prince Albert police say they used a taser during a recent arrest in the city. Police say on Tuesday morning at around 11:30 they responded to a 911 call from a home in Prince Albert. When they arrived, officers say they observed a stolen vehicle and a man attempting...
People looking to get on airplanes in Canada will now have to provide proof of vaccination in order to board. The federal government made the announcement last week in Toronto. The new regulations also apply to other federally regulated transportation like trains....
Several search and rescue teams are travelling to Wollaston Lake on Wednesday to search for two missing boaters. Three boaters went missing on the northern lake on October 13th. During the initial search, the remains of one of the boaters were found. The two remaining...
La Ronge and area will once again have an emergency overnight shelter this winter. The Scattered-Site Outreach Program, who is run by the Kikinahk Friendship Centre, will have enough funding to get the program going for this winter. Ron Woytowich, the director of...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, the Regina Treaty Status Indian Services and the City of Regina are working to find accommodations for approximately 70 people housed in a tent city at Regina’s Pepsi Park. For about one month, people have been camping...
The preliminary hearing in the murder of La Ronge woman Sheena Billette has been adjourned until November. The fourth day of the hearing took place Friday at the Elks Hall in Air Ronge. 26 year-old Charlie Charles, 31-year-old Deborah McKenzie, 26-year-old Telsa...
With Wednesday’s Speech from the Throne focusing on the post-pandemic economy, one northern leader is excited for the province’s north. “We do need to make big investments in our provincial infrastructure to support our provincial economy overall, but we must ensure...
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Holly Aubichon, a Métis artist who lives in Regina, entered the 19th annual BMO 1st Art! Competition earlier this year. Her entry, titled Modern Medicine, ended up being chosen as the...
