RCMP INVESTIGATE DAY STAR WOMAN’S DEATH

by | Apr 13, 2014

An autopsy has been scheduled for this week after the body of a 23-year-old woman was found on the weekend. On Saturday RCMP were called to a rural location about 13-kilometers east of Foam Lake. The body of a woman had been found in a ditch. She was later identified...

Pratt Fired As NAIG CEO

by | Apr 11, 2014

The CEO of the 2014 North American Indigenous Games has been fired. The decision to terminate Glen Pratt was made by the games’ board of directors after reviewing the results of an independent sexual harassment investigation by a Regina human resources company. The...

Wollaston Lake Ice Road To Close This Weekend

by | Apr 11, 2014

The last ice road in northern Saskatchewan to remain open this season will soon be shut down. Officials with Saskatchewan Highways say the Wollaston Lake ice road will be closed effective Saturday at noon. Crews have been monitoring the condition of ice roads all...

SIGA Takes Business Of The Year At Sask Tourism Awards

by | Apr 11, 2014

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority was selected as business of the year Thursday night at the 25th Annual Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence. Churchill River Canoe Outfitter’s Ric Driediger is also the recipient of the chairman’s lifetime achievement...

First Nations University To Host Annual Powwow In Regina

by | Apr 10, 2014

The kickoff of the powwow season marks the official start of spring. This weekend, thousands of people will converge on the Brandt Centre in Regina for the 36th annual spring powwow hosted by the First Nations University. It is an international event featuring...

Sask Government Expands Victim Services Program

by | Apr 10, 2014

The province announced a $267,000 expansion of the police-based victim services program on Thursday. The program provides a number of services to victims of crime and traumatic events. Acting victim services director Dwight Lawrence says the new money will be used to...

Sask Uranium Mining Company Posts Profit In 2013

by | Apr 9, 2014

Cameco’s 2013 annual report is out and profits are up. The report shows a 12 per cent increase in gross profits at the uranium mining company last year from $540 million to $607 million. Revenues were also up by 29 per cent compared to 2012 from $1.9 billion to $2.4...

Two In Custody After Hatchet Lake Firearms Incident

by | Apr 9, 2014

Two people are in custody following an alleged firearms incident early Wednesday morning at the Hatchet Lake First Nation. Wollaston Lake RCMP received the call about a disturbance at a home on the reserve around 12:45 a.m. Police say when they arrived at the...