A homeless shelter in North Battleford has been renovated and is welcoming its first clients back Thursday afternoon. Miywasin Kikimaw, formerly the Lighthouse, is reopening its doors this afternoon after holding an opening ceremony where the newly renovated building...
The North’s only MLA will be looking for affordability, employment and increased services in next week’s Speech from the Throne. Cumberland’s Doyle Vermette said the cost of living is high in many northern communities. “You look at affordability, the cost of...
A new resource for Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour who have been diagnosed with breast cancer was launched at the beginning of October for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The new resource, called Uncovered: A Breast Recognition Project, was created by Rethink...
The leadership of the Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) is talking about the importance of combating false information. This comes after a video was published online where the claim was made that Black Lake community members were being chased into the bush by people...
The Prince Albert Grand Council say they are “disturbed” by recent in-custody deaths involving the Prince Albert Police. Last week, two people died while considered in-custody of the Prince Albert police. According to the police, a 29-year-old man went into medical...
A 28-year-old woman is dead following the rollover of an SUV on Highway 3 between Spiritwood and Glaslyn. RCMP say police, EMS, fire services and STARS ambulance responded to a call of the single-vehicle rollover on the Cater Birch Lake grid road around 12:30 a.m....
The Athabasca Health Authority along with the band and council of Black Lake First Nation is warning the public about what they say are false reports shared on a Facebook video. The health authority posted a notice to their Facebook page on Monday that they received...
Wollaston Lake RCMP say one of the boaters reported missing last week has been found dead. Last Wednesday three boaters were reported missing on Wollaston Lake after they failed to return to the community. Immediately after they were reported missing search efforts...
Voting in the Black Lake First Nation byelection takes place this week. Voters will be choosing their next chief after the late chief Archie Robillard died in August. Candidates for the position are Pauline Toutsaint-Thatcher, Elizabeth Alphonse and Coreen Sayazie....
By: Jessica Durling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Black Lake and Fond Du Lac First Nations has been declared to be under control by the Athabasca Health Authority. The outbreak, when first declared on Oct. 8,...
