by Joel Willick | Mar 14, 2024
Around 100 people took part in a walk in Saskatoon Thursday in support of the Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Emergency Wellness Centre. Originally opened in March of 2023, the centre houses 106 homeless people a night with the tribal council saying they often have...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2024
The Saskatchewan RCMP are reporting a number of arrests and charges after stepped up enforcement in Pelican Narrows. RCMP said from March 8 to 11 local officers were assisted by members of the La Ronge Crime Reduction Team and Police Dog Services who helped arrest...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2024
English River First Nation and the federal government are announcing a major settlement. In a media release sent out Thursday afternoon it was announced the Government of Canada would pay the First Nation just over $90,000,000 to settle long standing claims related to...
by bryanorthner | Mar 14, 2024
Health officials in Northern Saskatchewan are urging residents there to check your vaccination status against measles. While there are no known active cases in the North, Dr. David Poon, a medical health officer based in La Ronge said this is about taking preventative...
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2024
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Marjorie Beaucage uses a single word to explain how she feels about having won a Governor General’s Award for her art—“visible.” It’s an appropriate word as Beaucage was one of six winners...
by Joel Willick | Mar 14, 2024
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson was the keynote speaker at an Indigenous Business Gathering in Saskatoon this week. Cook-Searson shared the story of the formation of Kitsaki Management and the recent success the band’s economic development arm...
by bryanorthner | Mar 13, 2024
The leadership of James Smith Cree Nation is speaking out about the release of a report looking at how Corrections Services Canada (CSC) and the National Parole Board of Canada handled the statutory release of Myles Sanderson. The report, which was released Tuesday,...
by bryanorthner | Mar 13, 2024
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is looking to educate people about syphilis in the province. To do this the not for profit organization is hosting two webinars this month where speakers will be talking about the virus. Jasmine Ogren, sexual health and...
by bryanorthner | Mar 12, 2024
A national investigation into the statutory release of Myles Sanderson concluded there were no “pre-incident indicators or precipitating events that were known to staff, or that staff could have acted upon to prevent this incident,” referring to the stabbing rampage...
by Joel Willick | Mar 12, 2024
An event in Saskatoon is aiming to create more opportunities for Indigenous businesses. The third annual Indigenous Business Gathering, hosted by the Government of Saskatchewan, set up shop at Prairieland Park on Tuesday. The government says the event aims to bring...
