First Nations

Gathering in P.A. commemorates Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirits

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S), also known as Red Dress Day, and Prince Albert was the site of a conference de...

May 05, 2023

LLRIB members celebrate 2023 Treaty Days

Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC) is hosting Treaty Days on Thursday and Friday.Treaty Days for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) started on Monday at Hall Lake's Sally Ross School, f...

May 04, 2023

P.A. Housing to add 11 new units for seniors

Affordable and accessible, two important words for the seniors who will be eligible to live in one of 11 new housing units that will be built in Prince Albert this summer.Linda Boyer, the outgoing gen...

Apr 28, 2023

PAGC visits largest tribal police force in U.S.

Following major incidents in Saskatchewan, including the mass stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation, there has been heightened interest in the establishment of more tribal police services.To gain more ...

Apr 28, 2023

Meadow Lake, RM#588, Flying Dust under fire ban

The City of Meadow Lake, the Rural Municipality [RM] of Meadow Lake #588, and Flying Dust First Nation have all been placed under a fire ban until further notice, due to dry and windy conditions in th...

Apr 27, 2023

RCMP timeline shows Damien Sanderson first to die in James Smith killings

After stepping between his brother Myles Sanderson and someone he was was attacking with a pair of scissors, Damien Sanderson became the first fatal victim in the killing spree that ended 11 lives las...

Apr 27, 2023

Firefighter dies responding to call in Grandmother's Bay, funeral planned for Friday

The volunteer fire chief of Grandmother's Bay, who passed away while attending a call on Sunday, is being remembered for the four decades he devoted to serving the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB).Gor...

Apr 25, 2023

PAGC Fine Arts Festival celebrates 30th anniversary

Over 1,700 youth, from 25 different schools across Northern Saskatchewan, have gathered in Prince Albert this week for a special event.The Prince Albert Grand Council Fine Arts Festival is celebrating...

Apr 25, 2023

Multiplex fire on Mosquito First Nation displaces several families, starts large grassfire

A fire on Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation has burnt down an entire multiplex.The blaze started in the building Monday afternoon and created a grassfire that has since spread to th...

Apr 24, 2023

Annual NSTA convention begins in La Ronge

La Ronge will play host this week to the annual convention of the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association (NSTA). According to a release from the Prince Albert Grand Council and the Federation of S...

Apr 21, 2023