Two First Nations groups are getting four of the 51 cannabis retail permits. The Saskatchewan government announced the recipients Friday. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Investment LP and Greentec Holdings will operate a store in Nipawin. This investment group is...
It has been nearly 20 years since the La Ronge Ice Wolves played their first game in the SJHL. Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Devin Bernatchez was part of the inaugural season as a player. “They unveiled the jersey at the motor inn that one night,” said Bernatchez....
A fire ban in the Prince Albert National Park is expected to be lifted Friday. The ban has been in place since the middle of May due to the 36,000 hectare Rabbit Creek fire burning in the park. However, Incident Commander Jed Cochrane, says firefighters now believe...
The spring sitting of the Saskatchewan legislature is now complete, and one MLA says northern residents continue to see broken promises by the provincial government. Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger says the NAD continues to be forgotten on major challenges, like high...
Saskatchewan’s government union is demanding a full financial audit of the government’s decision to close the province’s bus company last year. The government closed the doors on the Saskatchewan Transportation Company last May as a cost-cutting move. However,...
A Saskatchewan First Nation and band administrator has been fined for an environmental violation. The Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation and band administrator, Arnold Moosomin, were sentenced in North Battleford provincial court. The decision...
