Residents of Pelican Narrows are calling on the provincial government to make dire upgrades to that community’s airstrip. A petition tabled in the Legislative Assembly Monday by Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette states “that the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan call...
Questions still remain as to why an RCMP officer felt he had no choice but to shoot and kill Brydon Whitstone following a vehicle chase in North Battleford in October 2017. A corner’s inquest into the 22-year-old man from Onion Lake Cree Nation’s death...
Gary Tinker of Pinehouse has been left stranded for years. Tinker advocates for people with disabilities in the north, including himself as he has cerebral palsy. He relied on Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) to get around, but they seized operations in 2017,...
The corner’s inquest into into the death of a 22-year-old Onion Lake Cree Nation man who was fatally shot by police last year got underway Monday morning. Brydon Whitstone was shot and killed by RCMP after a vehicle pursuit in North Battleford on the night of...
The Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC), provincial government and Indigenous Services Canada have agreed to work together to provide funding for harm reduction services in Saskatoon. Saskatoon Tribal Council’s harm reduction program is being expanded with the new funding...
The Trespass to Property Act will most likely end up before the courts. That is the conclusion drawn by Attorney General and Justice Minister Don Morgan following a meeting with Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron Friday. Cameron has...
A special meeting of council was held in La Ronge on Saturday morning to deal with the Sale, Distribution and Consumption of Beverage Alcohol Bylaw. The public meeting was called two days previous. At a regularly scheduled town council meeting earlier in the week, the...
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have traded 20-year-old forward Mitch Zambon to the Humboldt Broncos in exchange for a player development fee and three prospects. Forward David Wiens (01), forward Boston Maxwell (02) and defenceman Drayton Hvidston (03) are the three...
The La Ronge Ice Wolves dropped their 13th straight game on Friday night when they came up short 1-0 at home to the Weyburn Red Wings. It appeared the Ice Wolves and Red Wings were heading to overtime scoreless, but the Wings had other ideas. With only 53 seconds...
A Cree-Métis hip-hop artist from the Moosomin First Nation who has toured around the world was celebrated for his music on Sunday in his home province. Joseph LaPlante, better known for his stage name Joey Stylez, was named Indigenous Artist of the Year at the first...
