Suspect dead after violent home invasions on Little Black Bear

Suspect dead after violent home invasions on Little Black Bear

File Hills First Nations Police Service. Photo submitted File Hills First Nations police are shedding light on a home invasion that left a man dead on Thursday. Two homes were broken into on Little Black Bear First Nation late that night, and investigators say the...

Royal Bank says Whitecap allowed fraud, not them

The former bank and accounting firm that the Whitecap Dakota First Nation is suing, blames the band for allowing a $6 million fraud to happen. The Royal Bank and KPMG filed separate statements of defense last month in Saskatoon. The Royal Bank claims the Whitecap...

Raising concerns about raising children

The staggering number of indigenous children under the care of social services departments across Canada was the focus of discussions at a special meeting of the assembly of First Nations in Quebec on Wednesday. In Manitoba, more than 11,000 children – mostly...

Friends and family seeking answers in suspected murder

Christie Napope and Tamara Wolfe. Photo by Chelsea Lakowski The family and friends of a Prince Albert man who went missing more than six months ago have more questions than answers. Troy Cecil Napope, 23, a One Arrow band member, was last seen leaving a party in...
SARCAN preps for new facility in Buffalo Narrows

SARCAN preps for new facility in Buffalo Narrows

Construction of the new recycling facility in Buffalo Narrows. Photo courtesy SARCAN Officials with SARCAN are working toward the opening of a new recycling facility in Buffalo Narrows. Construction is underway and it is hoped residents of the region can begin using...

Warm weather increases snowmobiling risks

The Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association is partnering with the STARS air ambulance to spread the message of snowmobile safety. Officials say with the warm weather we’ve been getting this fall, extra cautions should be taken around bodies of water. STARS Flight...

More Metis history to sift through in harvesting rights case

Kathy Hodgson-Smith is co-counsel in the harvesting rights case. There’s still a ways to go for a harvesting rights case out of Meadow Lake. An entire week was set aside to hear community testimony relating to Metis men who were hunting and fishing without...
First Nations react to inquiry announcement

First Nations react to inquiry announcement

FSIN Vice Chief Heather Bear (right) speaking with youth during the AFN Special Chief’s Assembly. Photo credit Robert Cote First Nations organizations from across the country reacted on Tuesday, to the announcement of the federal inquiry into missing and...

First phase underway in MMIW inquiry

Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett speaks at Tuesday’s conference. Photo courtesy NWAC, Twitter. The federal Liberal government is kicking off what it calls the “first phase” of its inquiry into the tragic phenomenon of missing and murdered indigenous...