by Jenna Smith | Oct 16, 2023
The Indian Residential School Department along with Health Services of Lac la Ronge Indian Band are hosting a Community Cultural Gathering. The goal of the gathering is to bring residential school survivors, elders, and families together to strengthen the community. A...
by bryanorthner | Oct 16, 2023
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is encouraging people in the north to keep their vaccines up to date. The northern health authority is now offering both seasonal flu shots and COVID-19 immunizations to people in their communities. NITHA Medical...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2023
****UPDATE- 6pm Oct. 13, 2023**** As a result of ongoing investigation, Justice Bird, the subject of a dangerous person alert in the Montreal Lake Cree Nation area, was located and arrested by police today at a residence north of Montreal Lake. The investigation is...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2023
RCMP have arrested and charged a man with second degree murder in relation to an Oct. 1 incident in Deschambault Lake. Police said on Oct. 10 they arrested 27-year-old Tristan Custer in Prince Albert. Custer is charged with second degree murder and is set to appear in...
by bryanorthner | Oct 12, 2023
A renamed hospital foundation is looking to work with communities in the north to improve their health care facilities. The newly named Boreal Healthcare Foundation, which was previously known as the Victoria Hospital Foundation, is planning to work with a number of...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2023
RCMP are investigating a shooting on the Shoal Lake Cree Nation. Mounties said at approximately 6AM Wednesday there was a report of a discharged firearm near a home. “At this time there is no increased risk to public safety identified in relation to this...
by bryanorthner | Oct 12, 2023
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is speaking in support of the family of a Saskatoon girl killed in a hit and run incident in 2021. FSIN Third Vice Chief Aly Bear spoke to media in front of Saskatoon Provincial Court, where the woman charged in...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2023
The Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police have announced the waiving of certain fees for people who are working to reclaim their traditional names. In a media release sent out Wednesday, the association said people who are looking to get criminal record checks...
by MBC News | Oct 11, 2023
A Saskatchewan court is considering whether to include certain evidence in an upcoming murder trial involving a former Mountie. Bernie Herman is charged with first degree murder in the May 2021 death of Braden Herman. The two are not related. The Court of King’s...
by MBC News | Oct 10, 2023
Small homes are an ongoing construction project in La Loche. PHOTO BY RAYMOND DAUVIN /Facebook By: Kimiya Shokoohi Local Journalism Initiative, The StarPhoenix Despite the small size of its population, the northern Saskatchewan town of La Loche often confronts...
