Goforths make tearful plea for forgiveness

Goforths make tearful plea for forgiveness

  The courtroom was packed and emotions were high at a sentencing hearing today for the Regina couple convicted of starving a four-year-old girl to death and causing serious harm to her two-year-old sister. Today, Tammy and Kevin Goforth addressed the court to say...

UPDATE: La Loche still ironing out high school return dates

The direction of education for Northern Lights School Division is clarifying what’s happening with La Loche Community School in the wake of last month’s mass shooting. Over the past few weeks since a shooter entered the Dene Building of the La Loche Community School,...

First Nations artists debut recording of song for La Loche

Photo courtesy Sheryl Kimbley, Facebook. It’s a special day for a Prince Albert group that’s debuting a song meant to help La Loche heal. A rendition of the song “Lean on Me” by people involved in Voices of the North went viral after the mass...

Police acting on new information in Troy Napope case

RCMP and Prince Albert police say they have new information in the disappearance and suspected homicide of Troy Napope. Napope was last seen on May 28 and his remains have still not been recovered. Investigators are asking anyone who resides within a 10 km area west...

Sexual health talks zone in on aboriginal youths

Saskatchewan youth and sexual health is the focus of a one-day conference in Regina featuring experts in a number of fields including aboriginal youth. Sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancies are at least two times higher in the aboriginal community. A...

PBCN injunction reveals reasons behind byelection postponement

The injunction papers. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Missinippi Broadcasting has obtained a copy of a controversial injunction filed by Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation’s former urban councillor. The federal court order was granted to Warren Scott McCallum to prevent...

eHealth forum shows First Nations communities new tech options

A speaker at the eHealth forum in Prince Albert. Photo courtesy Tina Pelletier, Prince Albert Grand Council. A health forum hosted by Prince Albert Grand Council and Health Canada is looking to get everyone on the same page about new health technology. In recent...