Two Missing After Fire At Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation

by | Dec 30, 2014

UPDATE: As of Tuesday afternoon, officials from a number of agencies were at the scene of a fire which destroyed a home yesterday at the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. Examination of the scene is being done by officials from the Ministry of Government Relations along with...

MNS Ordered To Hold Meeting

by | Dec 30, 2014

A judge has ordered the Metis Nation Saskatchewan to hold a Provincial Metis Council meeting in the next few weeks, which will include setting a date for a Metis Nation Legislative Assembly. Judge Brian Scherman says the PMC meeting must be held by January 23rd. The...

Northern Sask MP Facing Allegations Of Conflict Of Interest

by | Dec 24, 2014

The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner confirms it is doing a preliminary review into the conduct of northern Saskatchewan Conservative MP Rob Clarke. Mary Dawson’s office says it has received a request to investigate the conduct of the...

Fond Du Lac RCMP Officer Facing Child Porn Charges – UPDATE

by | Dec 23, 2014

An RCMP constable who was stationed in Fond du Lac has been removed from the community and is now facing child porn related charges. Superintendent Alfredo Bangloy spoke to reporters during a news conference at RCMP headquarters in Regina on Tuesday morning but was...

Prince Albert Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Assault

by | Dec 23, 2014

A 26-year-old Prince Albert man is in Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon with life threatening injuries. Police say they were called to the 400 block of 20th Street East in Prince Albert, shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. Upon entering a home, they found an...

APTN Show Uses Satire To Tackle Serious Issues

by | Dec 23, 2014

A new variety show debuts on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network this January where absolutely no topic is off limits. “Guilt Free Zone” is the creation of Juno-award winning Aboriginal musician Derek Miller. Miller says the goal of the show is to explore...

Province Announces Poverty Reduction Advisory Group

by | Dec 23, 2014

Aboriginal people living in Saskatchewan are one of the groups most greatly affected by poverty and the province hopes a newly appointed advisory committee will help find solutions. Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer announced an 11-member advisory group on...

New AFN Chief Says Fighting Indigenous Poverty Top Priority

by | Dec 23, 2014

The newly elected chief of the Assembly of First Nations plans to unite the organization, negotiate with the federal government and push hard to get resource revenue sharing deals for Canada’s Indigenous people. Perry Bellegarde outlined his plans during a year-end...

RCMP Search For Escaped Healing Lodge Inmate – UPDATE

by | Dec 23, 2014

Police continue search for an inmate who escaped from custody on Saturday. Thirty-five-year-old Allan Roderick Wright of the Moosomin First Nation is an inmate at the minimum security Willow Cree Healing Lodge in Duck Lake. Wright escaped from custody while being...