Charges laid after vehicle hits kids

Charges laid after vehicle hits kids

File photo A host of charges, including impaired driving have been laid against a Big River man accused of driving his vehicle into a group of children on April 9th. An 11-year-old girl remains in hospital with undetermined injuries. 20-year-old Colt Morin of the Big...
From truth to reconciliation at SIIT workshops

From truth to reconciliation at SIIT workshops

Photo courtesy of siit.sk.ca The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies is reaching out to the corporate community, educators, business leaders, government departments and agencies to provide an intense two-day crash course on what residential schools have done...
Foundation wants to help kids be kids

Foundation wants to help kids be kids

Photo courtesy Angels and Kids Foundation, Facebook. A little-known Saskatchewan group is hoping to raise awareness of the work it does outside of the major urban centres in the province. Angels & Friends Foundation is run by an all-volunteer staff and board who...
CAP Vice Chief in high demand

CAP Vice Chief in high demand

  Photo courtesy of abo-peoples.org A large group of urban Aboriginal people in the Edmonton area is rolling out the red carpet for the Vice Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. Kim Beaudin has been invited to provide an update on recent Supreme Court rulings...
Athabasca Health Authority gets new CEO

Athabasca Health Authority gets new CEO

Photo courtesy of ehealth.firstnation.ca The Athabasca Health Authority in northern Saskatchewan has hired a new chief executive officer. He will be starting in May. He replaces Jennifer Conley, who has been in the position since 2012. The chair of the health board,...
October trial dates set for a Waterhen Lake murder case

October trial dates set for a Waterhen Lake murder case

Sask. RCMP. MBC file photo. A two-week jury trial is set for the murder of a Waterhen Lake man. Tommy Fiddler died in Feb. of 2016 after a shooting on the reserve, and Gordon Fiddler was arrested in the following days. At the time of Tommy’s death, Mounties said...
More mental wellness teams to be deployed in the North

More mental wellness teams to be deployed in the North

Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott meets with officials in La Ronge. Photo courtesy of Abel Charles. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says the government recognizes the scope and the seriousness of the mental health issues that are facing First Nations...