Marking a 10-year fight for First Nations children

Marking a 10-year fight for First Nations children

AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde and Cindy Blackstock. Photo courtesy of AFN. The Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society have launched a new push to get the federal government to comply with a Human Rights Tribunal ruling on the care...
Marcel Marin wins eight-dog Canadian Challenge Race

Marcel Marin wins eight-dog Canadian Challenge Race

Marcel Marin. Photo courtesy of Facebook. Marcel Marin of Yellowknife/Saint James came across the line in La Ronge first in the eight-dog event of the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race. Anna Bolvin of Porcupine Plain, SK finished in second, while Jillian Lawton of...
North Central Minor Hockey League returns

North Central Minor Hockey League returns

Photo courtesy of Facebook. In the mid-2000’s, the North Central Minor Hockey League started in Saskatchewan, but the league ended up folding in 2010. The league started up again at the beginning of this current hockey season. “This summer, I bounced the word...
Key band councillor facing drug charges released on bail

Key band councillor facing drug charges released on bail

File photo. A suspended band councillor from Key First Nation facing drug charges has been approved for electronic monitoring and released on $1,000 bail. Clarence Papequash, 64, was in Yorkton court on Wednesday to seek bail on 10 charges: five for drug possession...