Two Little Red girls safe after men in truck offer candy, ride

by | Sep 8, 2015

The RCMP is looking for information after two men in a half-ton truck pulled over and offered candy and a ride to girls on the Little Red River reserve on Saturday. At about 10 p.m., the two 12-year-old girls refused the offer, and the driver got out and tried to grab...

UPDATE: Boy found dead after Saskatoon shooting

by | Sep 8, 2015

Saskatoon police made a fatal discovery on Monday evening when they were called to the city’s west side. Around 7 p.m. they found the deceased body of a 16-year-old boy in an area where a shooting took place, in the 300-block of Avenue Q South. The victim’s...

Broadview-area girl missing

by | Sep 8, 2015

There are some anxious family members of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation near Broadview, after a 15-year-old girl went missing. Last Wednesday, Shayna Bigstone left a note for her father saying she was going to Regina. The family has not heard from her since....

Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate dies in custody

by | Sep 4, 2015

An inmate has died after staff found him unresponsive at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, located just outside Prince Albert. Staff performed CPR on Arthur William Michel when they went to his cell in the minimum security unit on Wednesday night, a release from...

Cameron announces run For FSIN Chief

by | Sep 4, 2015

After months of speculation, Bobby Cameron made it official announcing he is running for Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. Yesterday, during the FSIN Executive Council/Indian Government Commission meeting the FSIN Second-Vice Chief announced to...

La Ronge ready for post-wildfire Canada Day Do-Over

by | Sep 4, 2015

La Ronge’s mayor hoped a Canada Day Do-Over celebration Friday night in the community would bring some closure to people still haunted by this summer’s wildfires. The event included the parade and fireworks that had to be postponed while La Ronge was...

Regina officers seize sawed-off shotgun while on patrol

by | Sep 4, 2015

On Wednesday, Regina police officers were on patrol when they came across a dangerous situation. The officers noted a disturbance and, according to a Regina Police news release, approached a vehicle where a man then reached for something underneath a seat. The release...

New job stats show Aboriginal labour pains

by | Sep 4, 2015

Aboriginals represent about eight per cent of Saskatchewan’s total workforce, yet they represent 22 per cent of the total unemployed. The numbers are contained in the August employment figures released Friday by Statistics Canada Overall, the numbers show the province...