UPDATE: Charges laid in suspicious death in Sandy Bay

UPDATE: Charges laid in suspicious death in Sandy Bay

UPDATE Sandy Bay RCMP have charged a 23-year-old man in relation to the death of another man from the community. Nicholas David Paul Bear has been charged with second degree murder in relation to the death of Nickison Bear. Nicholas Bear made his first court...
Program aims to train First Nations water treatment operators

Program aims to train First Nations water treatment operators

By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,The StarPhoenix When Jerome McDonald flew south to help provide safe drinking water for his community, he left his newborn behind. This year, McDonald left his life and family in Fond du Lac to join the kanātan...
New university campus a step closer to reality

New university campus a step closer to reality

By: Susan McNeil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,Prince Albert Daily Herald A new dedicated, green campus for the growing population of the First Nation’s University is a step closer to reality as city council unanimously voted in favour a proposal to use land...
Local La Ronge filmmaker brings latest movie home

Local La Ronge filmmaker brings latest movie home

A Cree-Métis filmmaker from La Ronge is premiering her latest feature-length film in her hometown Friday. Night Raiders, a film by Danis Goulet, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film is set in a future post-civil war North...
Onion Lake man faces several drug-related charges

Onion Lake man faces several drug-related charges

One man has been charged and several drugs were seized after officers conducted a traffic stop of a stolen ATV on Onion Lake Cree Nation. RCMP say officers pulled over the reported stolen ATV on Monday. According to police the man operating the vehicle provided false...
UPDATE: Charges laid in suspicious death in Sandy Bay

Murder charge laid in Kawacatoose First Nation death

One man is facing a murder charge after a death on Kawacatoose First Nation. RCMP say Thomas Dustyhorn was found injured in a home in the community this past Friday morning. Dustyhorn was taken to hospital, but police say he died of his injuries later Friday evening....