AFN Chief hopes Canada moves forward with UN Declaration

AFN Chief hopes Canada moves forward with UN Declaration

AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde. File photo. Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde is encouraged that Canada will now be supporting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The federal government removed its objector status to the UN...
Empty chairs speak volumes during Missing Persons Week

Empty chairs speak volumes during Missing Persons Week

Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck There are more than a hundred heartbreaking stories of loved ones gone missing in Saskatchewan, with a disproportionate number of them being Aboriginal. Today, Colleen Whitedeer of Prince Albert shared her story during a ceremony in...
Teens charged in Simon Grant death make first court appearance

Teens charged in Simon Grant death make first court appearance

La Ronge Provincial Court. Photo courtesy of MBC Radio News. Three teens are scheduled to appear in court again in two weeks in connection to the death of a La Ronge business owner. The three were arrested Friday and charged with murder in the death of 64-year-old...
By-elections likely for George Gordon First Nation

By-elections likely for George Gordon First Nation

George Gordon First Nation. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. There will likely be by-elections for the position of chief and one council member on the George Gordon First Nation northeast of Regina. The election was held more than a year ago, but has been in and out...
Arrests Made in Murder of La Ronge Business Owner

Arrests Made in Murder of La Ronge Business Owner

Three teens have been arrested and charged with murder in the death of La Ronge business owner Simon Grant. RCMP say the three suspects were arrested in the La Ronge area late Friday afternoon and will make their first appearance in La Ronge Provincial Court on Monday...