A week-long walk is set to get underway Sunday from Prince Albert to La Ronge. The event not only raises awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, but for the renewed search efforts for Happy Mary Charles, who went missing in April 2017. “We need...
The New Democrats are pressuring the provincial government to lobby for equal funding of education. It’s been well-documented that on-reserve education is well below that of off-reserve. “We’ve long known that First Nations children receive significantly less funding...
The National Aboriginal Hockey Championships kick off on Sunday in Nova Scotia on the Membertou First Nation. Saskatchewan will be represented by Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Cassidy Carlson. “I think if we put it all on the line, give everything we have – then...
The Discourse publication and northern Saskatchewan media are partnering on a project, wanting to hear about how people are impacted by a wildfire. Lauren Kaljur, the environment reporter for The Discourse, is collecting a database of concerns of residents affected by...
The minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority agrees with a Senate committee recommendation to delay the implementation of legalizing cannabis. The Committee on Aboriginal Peoples wants a one year postponement, suggesting the federal...
As the days continue to warm with a rapid snow melt, Provincial Fire Commissioner Duane McKay is reminding residents to be extremely cautious when outdoors not to inadvertently start a wildfire. McKay says the quick change in weather over the past few weeks makes...
