Candidates head into final stretch of AFN leadership race

Candidates head into final stretch of AFN leadership race

At the end of this month, Indigenous leaders from across Canada will elect the next chief of the Assembly of First Nations. There are five candidates running in the July 25 election, including current incumbent Perry Bellegarde of Saskatchewan. Voting takes place in...
Jays Care coming to northern Saskatchewan

Jays Care coming to northern Saskatchewan

The Toronto Blue Jays Care Foundation is coming to northern Saskatchewan next week. The foundation is making stops in La Ronge, Sucker River, Grandmother’s Bay, Stanley Mission and Little Red. Kevin Roberts is with the JRMCC, he says there will be lots for people to...
SaskTel to continue to improve internet in the north

SaskTel to continue to improve internet in the north

SaskTel says it will continue to make strides improving high speed internet access to the north. It tabled its 2017-18 annual report Wednesday, indicating that nearly 2,700 homes in northern Saskatchewan now have high speed internet. SaskTel employees plowed 500...
Police seek suspect in Red Pheasant stabbing

Police seek suspect in Red Pheasant stabbing

Battlefords RCMP are searching for a male suspect after a stabbing on the Red Pheasant First Nation early Wednesday morning. Police were called to a residence on the reserve shortly after midnight after receiving a report of a man suffering a stab wound. The victim...
Three Sask. Indigenous volleyball players off to Olds College

Three Sask. Indigenous volleyball players off to Olds College

Three Indigenous Saskatchewan volleyball players will be taking their talents to Olds College in the ACAC ranks this upcoming season. Thundersky Walkingbear, Tyler Donnally and River Thomas will play for the men’s volleyball team in Olds. Walkingbear is from...
Autopsy confirms Prince Albert man’s death a homicide

Autopsy confirms Prince Albert man’s death a homicide

An autopsy has confirmed a Prince Albert man who died last month was the result of a homicide. Twenty-eight-year-old Tyrell Bird was shot in the face in the alley of the 200 block 9th Street East around 9 p.m. on June 28. He was first transported to the local Victoria...
Police seek suspect in Red Pheasant stabbing

Man and horse dead after crash on Kawacatoose First Nation

A 37-year-old man is dead following a collision involving a quad and a horse on the Kawacatoose First Nation. RCMP say the incident took place 10 kilometres northwest of Punnichy. It was reported Monday evening shortly after 10:30 p.m. Investigators say a westbound...