A 44-year-old man from Pelican Narrows has died in the northern community’s RCMP detachment cells. RCMP say the man was found unresponsive in his cell yesterday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene. Very few details have been released on the incident,...
The chief of the Onion Lake Cree Nation does not like the provincial government’s approach to licensing private marijuana stores in the province. Wallace Fox says it is arbitrary and fails to respect the sovereignty of First Nations when it comes to jurisdiction and...
A total of $30,000 will be awarded to students living on First Nations in the province as part of BHP Billiton’s annual scholarship program for 2017. The Indigenous recipients are: Chenessa Gardipy, Kellsie Gamble, Brittani Gamble and Kelsey Desjarlais from...
Red Earth First Nation resident, Edwin Whitehead, won $200,000 after purchasing a scratch-off ticket in Nipawin. The seven-dollar ticket was purchased at Par-A-Mar Foods in Nipawin and contained the top prize of the LUCKY LINES EXTRAVAGANZA game. Whitehead says he was...
Organizers of a new event coming to Saskatoon this April are hoping innovation will be key in turning around Saskatchewan’s resource sector. The International Minerals Innovation Institute, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers...
RCMP say a 32-year-old woman is unaccounted for following a house fire on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation yesterday. RCMP say the Loon Lake Fire Department was already on the scene when Mounties arrived at about 3 a.m. Sunday. According to police, a number of...
