Sandy Bay RCMP dealing with phone issues at detachment

Sandy Bay RCMP dealing with phone issues at detachment

RCMP in Sandy Bay are having some issues with their detachment’s phone system. In a media release Sandy Bay RCMP said people may have problems directly contacting the detachment after 6 p.m. on week days along with weekends and holidays. People looking to get in...
Ambulance crisis in the North: NDP

Ambulance crisis in the North: NDP

Being dubbed a crisis, the New Democrats demand to know why the Saskatchewan Health Authority could not dispatch an ambulance 216 times, including 43 no responses in the north. The opposition, utilizing Freedom of Information documents, suggests ambulances were not...
FSIN says it will approve revised child welfare settlement

FSIN says it will approve revised child welfare settlement

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says they have been asked to approve a compensation agreement for First Nations children and their families who experienced discrimination and under-funding in Canada’s child welfare system. Last year after a...
Flying Dust to host women’s conference

Flying Dust to host women’s conference

A women’s conference focusing on healing is coming to the Flying Dust First Nation this month. The conference, named “Arise and Shine, My Sisters are Coming,” will feature multiple speakers who will tell their stories and discuss women’s issues and...
Métis Kitchen Party a Hit

Métis Kitchen Party a Hit

Most people should be familiar with the Saskawanderer who wanders Saskatchewan from the deep south to the far north and everywhere in between recognizing and celebrating the people, businesses, experiences, and events that make Saskatchewan so special. However, that...
Man is seriously injured in tasering by PA police

Man is seriously injured in tasering by PA police

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a man was seriously injured in an arrest with Prince Albert. Authorities said early Saturday morning, officers stopped a vehicle in the 1100 Block of 13th Street West, in relation to a stolen...
Medical students in La Ronge as part of rural experience tour

Medical students in La Ronge as part of rural experience tour

By Roman Hayter A new program that is focused on showcasing rural and regional health centres in Saskatchewan, brought 22 medical students and family medicine residents to La Ronge. The event is part of the Saskatchewan Medical Association’s Roadmap Program, which...
McLeod re-elected as chief of Montreal Lake Cree Nation

McLeod re-elected as chief of Montreal Lake Cree Nation

Joyce McLeod will be serving another term as chief of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. A statement posted on the election officer’s website confirmed McLeod’s re-election. McLeod was challenged by two candidates for the chief’s office in Conrad Bird...
Cree woman claims discrimination at PA restaurant

Cree woman claims discrimination at PA restaurant

“It was hurtful,” said Sara Carriere-Burns on being told by staff at the Prince Albert Brewing Company to either cover-up her facial tattoo or leave the restaurant. She was there last weekend, enjoying a diet-coke when she was approached by staff. Knowing that...