Saskatchewan Research Council will be hosting community meetings in the north.
(Aerial perspective of a revegetated tailings field at the Gunnar Mine and Mill Site in July 2022. Provided by Sask. Research Council.) The Saskatchewan Research Council is getting ready to host several community meetings in the north which will be centered around...
Community parole officer testifies about supervising suspect in community; James Smith Inquest also hears about programming
WARNING: Distressing content The James Smith Cree Nation inquest has heard from Myles Sanderson’s direct parole officer. Natasha Melanson, was Sanderson’s community parole officer after he was released from custody a second time. Sanderson’s...
New TV show focuses on northern search and rescue events
(Photo of Doug Cuthand.) A new television series focusing on northern, Indigenous search and rescue incidents is looking for story ideas. “Searchers” is a real-life search and rescue show inspired by famed tracker Tom Charles. The producers, filmmaker and journalist...
Family Kinship Fair comes to PAGC Urban Services Centre
Michael Oleksyn/Daily Herald A t-shirt making station was one of the features of the Family Kinship Fair at the PAGC Urban Services Centre on Saturday. Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A group of SIIT students took over the PAGC Urban Services...
Parole staff take stand at day seven of James Smith inquest
The Coroner’s Inquest in to the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation and the Village of Weldon is learning more about the federal parole system. Cindy Gee, a district director for the prairie region for Corrections Services Canada (CSC), which includes...
James Smith inquest learns about medical response and work of specialized RCMP units as second week of inquest gets underway
WARNING: Distressing content The Coroner’s Inquest looking at the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon heard about the emergency response to the stabbings Monday morning. Sherri Jule, Director Chief for Emergency Medical Services...
La Ronge murder trial begins; court imposes publication ban on evidence
Two of the accused in the homicide of a La Ronge woman in 2019 have begun their trial. On Monday morning at Court of King’s Bench in Prince Albert, Deborah McKenzie and Sharise Sutherland-Kayseas began their trial charged with the first-degree murder of Sheena...
Stanley Mission Fish Derby was a big success
People from across Saskatchewan and even other provinces made the trek to take part in the second annual Stanley Mission Fishing Derby on Saturday. The four-hour derby featured cash prizes, a canteen for food, 50/50 draws every hour, an ice auger and ice fishing tent...