Northern communities receiving festive visitor

Northern communities receiving festive visitor

Photos from a previous Santa Claus run. Photo courtesy TransWest Air, Facebook. Transwest Air will be flying Santa to the communities of Black Lake, Fond-du-Lac and Stony Rapids today and Wollaston tomorrow. The man in red will be leaving Prince Albert this morning...
A Waskesiu project aims to prevent wildfires in the north

A Waskesiu project aims to prevent wildfires in the north

Wildfire crew leaders burning trees in the park. Photo courtesy of Prince Albert National Park. The Community Fuel Break Expansion Project in Waskesiu will help protect homes in the communities in and around the Prince Albert National Park from blazes. The project...
Caribou commitment questioned

Caribou commitment questioned

A barren-ground caribou. Photo courtesy Government of Yukon, Ministry of Environment. The NDP says the provincial government is once again ignoring the north. Environment critic, Cathy Sproule, says the lack of provincial funding prevented members of the...
Alleged victim of racial profiling “couldn’t be more satisfied” with Giant Tiger’s response

UPDATED – Giant Tiger does damage control

Regina Giant Tiger location where Ezekial Bigknife alleges he was racially profiled. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Giant Tiger is in full damage control mode. In a statement on its website, it says an employee accused of racial profiling is no longer with the company. It...