Prince Albert Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Assault

by | Dec 23, 2014

A 26-year-old Prince Albert man is in Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon with life threatening injuries. Police say they were called to the 400 block of 20th Street East in Prince Albert, shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. Upon entering a home, they found an...

APTN Show Uses Satire To Tackle Serious Issues

by | Dec 23, 2014

A new variety show debuts on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network this January where absolutely no topic is off limits. “Guilt Free Zone” is the creation of Juno-award winning Aboriginal musician Derek Miller. Miller says the goal of the show is to explore...

Province Announces Poverty Reduction Advisory Group

by | Dec 23, 2014

Aboriginal people living in Saskatchewan are one of the groups most greatly affected by poverty and the province hopes a newly appointed advisory committee will help find solutions. Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer announced an 11-member advisory group on...

New AFN Chief Says Fighting Indigenous Poverty Top Priority

by | Dec 23, 2014

The newly elected chief of the Assembly of First Nations plans to unite the organization, negotiate with the federal government and push hard to get resource revenue sharing deals for Canada’s Indigenous people. Perry Bellegarde outlined his plans during a year-end...

RCMP Search For Escaped Healing Lodge Inmate – UPDATE

by | Dec 23, 2014

Police continue search for an inmate who escaped from custody on Saturday. Thirty-five-year-old Allan Roderick Wright of the Moosomin First Nation is an inmate at the minimum security Willow Cree Healing Lodge in Duck Lake. Wright escaped from custody while being...