The provincial government wants to make a major move towards privatization of liquor stores, but it is holding off on the plans until after next April’s provincial election. Liquor and gaming minister Don McMorris laid out the plans on Wednesday morning. They involve...
A new documentary looks at the dark legacy of the Canadian government’s “pass system.” The pass system was a method used by local Indian agents for over six decades to restrict the movement of First Nations people on and off their home reserves. The film is produced...
Education is the key to reconciliation. That was the main message this morning at the University of Saskatchewan’s “Building Reconciliation” national forum on post-secondary education. One by one, guest speakers spoke about education and the...
We should know by the end of the day whether a major water diversion project will proceed on the Black Lake First Nation. The Tazi Twe Hydroelectric Project is being put to a community vote today. A simple majority is all that’s needed for the project to go...
The leaders of post-secondary schools across Canada are putting their heads together in Saskatoon. The University of Saskatchewan is hosting a national conference to come up with ways to improve First Nations education, titled “Building Reconciliation.” The needs were...
More than 100 people from First Nations communities gathered in Saskatoon on Tuesday to learn about community energy planning. A wide range of topics will be discussed ranging from managing household electricity to large industrial projects like solar and wind energy....
More than a hundred people staged a protest rally in front of the legislative building Tuesday afternoon in support of Syrian refugees. They were carrying signs that read, “tear down the wall” and “refugees welcome.” The event was organized quickly in response to...
There has been another major victory for First Nations in the Supreme Court. This one gives them the right to sue private parties without first proving aboriginal title. It’s a precedent-setting case that originated in B.C. over a dam that was built more than 60 years...
Friday’s attack in Paris has fired up people’s fear of the unknown, especially when it comes to recent immigrants and refugees. On Monday, a timely event in Prince Albert tackled that very topic, and discussed how to break up cultural divides. The Prince...
A man who grew up in the Middle East is worried about anti-immigrant response to Friday’s devastating attacks in Paris. Amin Makki emigrated from Iran to Canada four years ago, and on Monday he visited a timely meeting of an anti-discrimination working group in Prince...
