Tag Archives: First Nations
Sturgeon Lake manslaughter case adjourned for one month
A man accused of manslaughter was surrounded by family members as he exited Prince Albert Provincial Court Wednesday afternoon.Ryan Kyle Daniels, 40, was charged last month in the death of Darwin Nayt...
Aug 14, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Candidates ready for PBCN byelection
The three candidates vying for the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation urban councilor job are now entering the home stretch of their campaigns with the byelection less than 24 hours away.Clarisse Lecoq, who...
Aug 14, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
First Nations leaders renew call for share of resource revenues
Chiefs, elders and technical experts from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have gathered in Prince Albert this week to discuss ways to fix a document that was signed over 80 years ago.The Natural Re...
Aug 13, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Softball tournament sees large turnout
The 2019 FSIN Youth Softball Championships have wrapped up.The event saw nearly 1,000 coaches and players from 60 different communities come to Prince Albert to compete. From an organizational standpo...
Aug 12, 2019 The 2019 FSIN Youth Softball Championships wrapped up Sunday in Prince Albert. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
P.A. welcomes softball teams from across the province
Softball players representing First Nations from all over Saskatchewan are in Prince Albert this week.The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Youth Softball Championships will see around...
Aug 09, 2019 The FSIN Youth Softball Championships are set to kick off Friday (City of Prince Albert)
Program helps youth connect with nature and culture
A group of 15 kids capped off their canoe trip Tuesday afternoon.The group, who took part in the trip through the Prince Albert Grand Council's (PAGC) Yes Program (Youth Empowerment Strategy) started ...
Aug 06, 2019 (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Onion Lake Cree Nation again ordered to release financial statements
A Queen's Bench judge has found the Onion Lake Cree Nation to be in civil contempt of court and ordered it to release financial documents to a local activist and online.Saskatoon Justice Meghan McCrea...
Aug 06, 2019 A member of The Canadian Taxpayers Federation stands with Charmaine Stick of the Onion Lake Cree Nation to highlight a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision in 2018. (file photo/CKOM Staff)
Respected elder and former grand chief remembered for kindness and service to community
Space may be limited to standing room only this week, when a celebration of life is held on Wednesday for Philip Morin, Prince Albert Grand Council's first grand chief.Morin passed away Aug. 1 at the ...
Aug 05, 2019 Philip Morin passed away Aug. 1 (Submitted photo/ Tina Pelletier)
Byelection date set for PBCN
A little more than a year after its last election, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has secured a date for a new byelection.Band members will elect their urban councilor on Aug. 15 and the candidates rema...
Aug 02, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Sask. elder, leader Tony Cote passes away at 84
A well respected leader and elder in Saskatchewan has died.Tony Cote passed away Wednesday at the age of 84."We lost a great man today," said Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cam...
Aug 01, 2019 Elder Tony Cote at a ceremony in Regina in 2011 (Regina Police/Facebook)
