Thomas Benjoe to receive U of R alumni award

Thomas Benjoe to receive U of R alumni award

Thomas Benjoe. Photo courtesy of University of Regina. The President and CEO of File Hills Developments, Thomas Benjoe, is among five recipients to be presented with an Alumni Crowning Achievement Award at the University of Regina. Benjoe will receive the Outstanding...

Saskatchewan residents turn out for Sisters in Spirit vigils

Members of the PAGC, RCMP and Prince Albert City Police gather in a circle to pay respects to missing and murdered Indigenous women. Photo by Travis Radke. Communities across Canada — including several in Saskatchewan — gathered today for Sisters in Spirit...

La Loche man mistakenly released from custody re-offends

A La Loche man who was accidentally released from RCMP custody has been charged with assault. RCMP say Justin Lemaigre was mistakenly released from custody Monday evening following a court appearance in La Loche. The 35 year-old was on remand for a number of charges...
Prince Albert woman charged in fatal hit-and-run

Prince Albert woman charged in fatal hit-and-run

File photo A 34-year-old Prince Albert woman has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a Montreal Lake man. Last month, a 58-year-old man from Montreal Lake was struck and killed while walking on Highway 2 just north of Prince Albert. The...
Bad year for wild rice harvesters

Bad year for wild rice harvesters

Wild rice harvesting in northern Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Kandis Riese, Riese Photography. Wild rice harvesters in northern Saskatchewan are having one of their worst years in recent memory. “I myself need more than two million pounds, and this year...
Sisters in Spirit Vigils set to take nationwide attention

Sisters in Spirit Vigils set to take nationwide attention

Hundreds gather at a Sisters in Spirit vigil in 2015. File photo. On Wednesday night, vigils are expected across Canada, all with the aim of raising awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The Sisters in Spirit Vigils have steadily grown since...
UPDATE Aboriginal groups feel left out and let down

UPDATE Aboriginal groups feel left out and let down

CAP Chief Robert Bertrand. Photo courtesy of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. A national Aboriginal organization is upset that it has been excluded from talks with the prime minister and the premiers. The Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Robert...
One Arrow First Nation man pleads guilty to unlawful hunting

One Arrow First Nation man pleads guilty to unlawful hunting

Photo courtesy of cwf-fcf.org A man from the One Arrow First Nation near Rosthern has been fined nearly $5,000 for an illegal Moose kill. In April, wildlife officials got a call on their tip line about a pregnant moose that had been shot on private land, with only the...