English River First Nation and the federal government are announcing a major settlement. In a media release sent out Thursday afternoon it was announced the Government of Canada would pay the First Nation just over $90,000,000 to settle long standing claims related to...
Health officials in Northern Saskatchewan are urging residents there to check your vaccination status against measles. While there are no known active cases in the North, Dr. David Poon, a medical health officer based in La Ronge said this is about taking preventative...
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Marjorie Beaucage uses a single word to explain how she feels about having won a Governor General’s Award for her art—“visible.” It’s an appropriate word as Beaucage was one of six winners...
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson was the keynote speaker at an Indigenous Business Gathering in Saskatoon this week. Cook-Searson shared the story of the formation of Kitsaki Management and the recent success the band’s economic development arm...
The leadership of James Smith Cree Nation is speaking out about the release of a report looking at how Corrections Services Canada (CSC) and the National Parole Board of Canada handled the statutory release of Myles Sanderson. The report, which was released Tuesday,...
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is looking to educate people about syphilis in the province. To do this the not for profit organization is hosting two webinars this month where speakers will be talking about the virus. Jasmine Ogren, sexual health and...
