RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old boy who has been missing for more than two weeks. Tyren Stonechild was last seen at a residence near Pilot Butte around 11:30 a.m. on June 21. He is described as 5’ 5” tall, 110 pounds, with brown...
The union representing school bus drivers in Ile-a-la-Crosse says at least six drivers will be without a job, as the school division has now privatized bus transportation. Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4607 representative, Tony Head, says the decision,...
Aspiring young writers in La Ronge and area will have a chance to hone their skills this summer as part of a creative writing workshop. The workshop is put on by Sage Hill Writing and will run from July 30 to Aug. 3 at Senator Myles Venne School in Air Ronge. Sage...
A fifth person is facing charges in a fatal riot at Prince Albert’s Saskatchewan Penitentiary in December 2016. 27-year-old Sundance Okemaysim is charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder. Police say Okemaysim was an inmate at the Penitentiary at the time...
Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system will be the topic of discussion at a Prince Albert seminar next week. The Gladue Awareness Project seminar will take place July 3-4 at the Government of Saskatchewan Building on Central Avenue. Michelle...
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says the entire Canadian judicial system needs to be overhauled following three acquittal verdicts in murder cases involving First Nations victims this year. He says these verdicts tell the First Nations...
