La Ronge Temporarily Without Detox Services

Detox services in La Ronge have been temporarily closed. The local health region says it needs the space at the health centre to temporarily house a pharmacy and the medical clinic after this month’s fire. Health region CEO Andrew McLetchie says they...

Scheduling Begins for Remaining IAP Hearings

The residential school system Independent Adjudication Process (IAP) has begun scheduling hearings for unresolved claims. This is in hopes of having the whole process wrapped up by next spring. About 4,000 claims across the country are in the system, but have not yet...

West Wind Aviation Completes Purchase of Pronto Airways

West Wind Aviation has officially purchased Pronto Airways, but it says minimal changes will come from the acquisition. The Saskatchewan aviation company previously owned 40 per cent of Pronto before officially purchasing the company. “It was a very good...

Yellow Quill Man Charged with Attempted Murder

A Yellow Quill First Nation man is facing a charge of attempted murder after shots were fired on the reserve earlier this week. RCMP say, on Sunday, a female victim was injured and taken to hospital. A 31-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were both arrested and...

NDP Launches Food Fight Over Northern Subsidies

The federal NDP is on a mission to convince the Harper government to expand the Nutrition North food subsidy program to another 46 remote communities in northern Canada, including five in Saskatchewan. High transportation costs push the price of basic food items to...

Cree Flute Player Suffers Stroke

Last week after his performance at the Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon Jason Chamakese went home but soon began to complain about a headache. During the middle of the night he collapsed twice and was rushed to the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. Moments later he...