Residents encouraged to get HIV tested

Residents encouraged to get HIV tested

Health officials are encouraging residents to get a free HIV test today. Statistics indicate that since 1985, approximately 2,100 residents have been infected, with three quarters being from the Indigenous population. Sixty per cent of infections are caused through...
La Ronge gets $1.8 million for new women’s centre

La Ronge gets $1.8 million for new women’s centre

The Saskatchewan and federal governments are investing $4.2 million in new housing options for victims of domestic violence. One-point-eight million is going to the Piwapan Women’s Centre and Sapohtewan House in La Ronge, with that project being a new build. Public...
Southend residents begin to return home

Southend residents begin to return home

Residents from the northern Saskatchewan community of Southend were returning to their homes Tuesday. About 950 people were forced from their homes June 19 due to a wildfire burning about 15 kilometres south of the community. However, the general evacuation order for...
FSIN unhappy with province in hunting case

FSIN unhappy with province in hunting case

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the provincial government wants the Supreme Court to rule on a hunting case against an Indigenous man from Manitoba. In April, the provincial appeals court upheld a 2015 not guilty decision for Kristjan Pierone from...
UPDATED: Protesters to meet with ministers

UPDATED: Protesters to meet with ministers

The protesters for the Justice for Our Stolen Children camp will formally meet with several provincial government ministers July 2 in Fort Qu’Appelle. Camp spokesperson Robyn Pitawanakwat says Chief Edmund Bellegarde of the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council...

L’Heureux set to lead Meadow Lake Mustangs

Meadow Lake will have a junior hockey team to call its own this upcoming season. The Meadow Lake Mustangs will be playing in the Western Provinces Hockey Association, a new league, which bills itself as Junior “A” hockey. Meadow Lake’s Jason...