The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is heralding a Saskatchewan court decision in favour of a group of Indigenous hunters. In 2018, a group of hunters from the Six Nations First Nation in Ontario were invited to hunt on unoccupied Crown land in southern...
Saskatchewan is mourning the loss of Indigenous sports builder Tony Cote. Cote, who founded the First Nations Summer Games in the mid-1970s, died Wednesday at the age of 84. He is also credited with establishing one of the first indoor hockey rinks on a Saskatchewan...
The NDP is calling on the Saskatchewan government to implement a suicide prevention strategy. Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette tabled a bill that would aim to reduce suicides in the province in November. The provincial government didn’t pass Bill 613, the Saskatchewan...
Hockey season is just around the corner and the La Ronge Ice Wolves need billet families for the upcoming campaign. “I’m thinking I need about 10 more beds,” said Rita Goertzen, the billet coordinator for the Ice Wolves. “I’m still working on a couple people and I...
Miyawata Culture Inc. and the Poundmaker Cree Nation are putting on a Plains Indian sign language camp. The event began on Sunday and will finish on Friday at the Chief Poundmaker Museum. “We’re seeking alternative methods of teaching the Cree language,” says Plains...
Regina police have charged a 27-year-old man in relation to a hit and run involving a cyclist Tuesday morning. Police say the incident happened in the 1400 block of Albert Street when a stolen vehicle bumped a 60-year-old female cyclist, drove over the bike and left...
UPDATE – Police say Ronald Park and Cody Robertson are now in custody. The two have been charged with assault with a weapon, pointing a firearm, careless use of a firearm and intentional discharge of a firearm. They are both due to appear in La Loche Provincial...
UPDATE – RCMP say they have arrested Riley Lariviere. He was taken into custody on Monday in Saskatoon. Lariviere makes his next court appearance Thursday in La Ronge....
The Battlefords Indian and Métis Friendship Centre (BIMFC) is overseeing a new affordable housing project in North Battleford. The eight-bedroom home called Haven-4-Eight is approximately 3,350 square feet and is located at 1132 98th Street. “It’s an awesome place...
The mother of a man who was killed following a vehicle chase with police in Saskatoon three years ago has started a petition calling for changes to the Police Act. Jordan Lafond died after a crash and confrontation with police following a vehicle pursuit in October...
