First Nations

Mistawasis election includes six candidates for Chief

Members of Mistawasis First Nation will head to the polls next month.The band's election has been scheduled for April 7.Advance polls will begin on April 2 at the Ramada in Saskatoon and continue on A...

Mar 20, 2025

Meadow Lake family hosts basketball tournament to honour late son, raise mental health awareness

Basketball was more than just a game to Della Duquette's son-it was his passion, and a way to stay out of trouble; something he wanted to share with others.Lyndon Durocher died in 2023 after strugglin...

Mar 19, 2025

MGBHLM announces new memorial, updates reconciliation efforts at Battleford Industrial School

The Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM) is advancing its reconciliation initiatives at The Ridge, the former site of the Battleford Industrial School, with plans for a new memo...

Mar 19, 2025

Father searching for missing daughter calls on province to declare opiod crisis emergency

Carson Poitras believes there is a connection between the province's drug crisis and missing and murdered Indigenous men and women.Poitras, whose daughter Happy Charles has been missing for nearly 8 y...

Mar 14, 2025

Peepeekisis making its mark in Moose Jaw

The former Moose Jaw Events Centre will now dawn a new name - the Temple Gardens Centre.A result of a new five-year, naming-rights deal recently inked between the City of Moose Jaw and Peepeekisis Dev...

Mar 13, 2025

'Meeting people where they’re at': Northern communities developing strategies in wake of public health issue

Communities in northern Saskatchewan are facing what seems to be an endemic public health issue. "The numbers of northern dog bites are so high, that the places with the highest dog bites exceed that ...

Mar 13, 2025

Timber Bay Children's Home survivor hopeful settlement will be reached soon

A recent settlement that was reached between le--la Crosse Residential School attendees and the federal government is giving survivors of the Timber Bay Children's Home hope for compensation for their...

Mar 12, 2025

Northern Chief concerned about wild pig discovery in Northern Sask.

The Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is concerned about a wild pig recently being discovered in traditional territory. Last weekend, a land user near Weyakwin shot and killed a wild pig w...

Mar 08, 2025

Federal court dismisses Waterhen Lake First Nation land, rights claim appeal

The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Waterhen Lake First Nation's bid for compensation over the loss of traditional hunting, fishing and trapping lands, ruling the claim falls outside the court's...

Mar 06, 2025

Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Saskatchewan government involving Métis group

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government over a lawsuit alleging a Mtis organization wasn't consulted over uranium exploration permits.The unanimous ruling ...

Mar 01, 2025