The federal government is significantly boosting funding for the First Nations police program. Public Safety Minister, Ralph Goodale, announced a new five-year agreement today that will see a 57 per cent increase between now and 2023. There are two types of policing...
RCMP say the body of one person has been found following a fire Sunday on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation. The blaze was called in around 3 a.m. and members of the Loon Lake Fire Department responded. Investigators say an autopsy will be done today to confirm the...
Growth in grade averages of treaty education assessments is being celebrated by the Prairie Valley School Division. The growth is cited as one of many achievements reached by the school division over the past four years. “As a school division, we are expected to...
A new film premiering on APTN later this week is examining life on Manitoba’s trapline. A Life on the Line depicts Sam Karney’s journey, a Metis Manitoban who recently returned from a life in the city to work on his father’s trapline. Like many...
Big River First Nation is celebrating a donation of 100 sets of hockey and golf equipment from Sports Central in Edmonton and the Saskatoon Blades. “I think it’s really important to develop leadership and leaders through sports and recreation, and getting our...
Jared John Charles, the man suspected of abducting an eight-year-old girl in Prince Albert, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexual assault. The suspect originally came to public attention after a girl was abducted at a playground in the city on July 4 and found...
