A federal judge has ruled that a 2016 election on Key First Nation is null and void. The controversial election came under fire after allegations of vote-buying, payoffs, promised jobs and even an alleged offer of a $400,000 contract. Shorty after the election the...
Kevin Roberts, the director of sport, culture, and recreation for the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre, has been recognized with the inaugural Youth Sport Involvement Award by the La Ronge and District Chamber of Commerce. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band member...
Suicide prevention and perceived inequalities in Canada’s justice system are on the minds of First Nation youth in Saskatchewan. The acquittal of Gerald Stanley in the shooting death of Colten Boushie has been a hot topic of discussion in recent months for a...
Members of the Pelican Narrows RCMP are asking people to come out to the town’s elementary school at 6:00 this evening for a town hall meeting. Local Mounties are hoping to gather feedback from members of the community that they can then implement in their plan...
After a nearly two-year investigation, RCMP have arrested four people in connection with a 2016 homicide. One faces a charge of first-degree murder, another faces a second-degree murder charge, while two more are being accused of manslaughter. The charges stem from...
In the legislature today, Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger called on the Saskatchewan Party government to provide more mental health supports in the Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation. The assembly was silent as Belanger spoke on recent suicides in Fond Du Lac. He...
Some First Nations are expressing their initial disappointment in the Saskatchewan Party government’s plan for the cannabis industry. Last week, the province laid out the do’s and don’ts that will be associated with the cannabis industry in...
Hundreds of shoeboxes will be given to Indigenous youth in Saskatchewan this week as part of a national tour devoted to inspiring young First Nations people. I Love First Peoples, a Quebec based charity is travelling to four different Saskatchewan communities this...
The legal saga of Gerald Stanley will continue into next month. A court date was scheduled Monday afternoon in North Battleford for gun-related charges against the Biggar-area farmer. However, his matter was adjourned until April 16. Stanley is facing two counts of...
Indigenous leaders have gathered in Saskatoon to discuss the cannabis industry as a part of the Indiginclusion Conference. The conference focuses on how Indigenous communities can work effectively with entrepreneurs and different levels of government to benefit from...
