Photo courtesy Facebook. The picture of how a Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate died is coming clear at a coroner’s inquest. However, the motive behind Andy Allan Brassard in what’s been described as a suicide, has still not been revealed. In the first day of the...
Golden Heart mine. Photo courtesy goldenbandresources.com It’s been more than two years since a La Ronge gold mining operation laid off 120 employees, and it seems the company is no closer to telling the public if those jobs will ever open again. The CEO of...
Delores Stevenson clutches a photo of her niece, Nadine Machiskinic. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The bitter cold on Sunday afternoon did not prevent about two dozen people from staging a memorial walk in memory of a Regina woman who died during mysterious circumstances...
Cameco employees at the Cigar Lake grand opening in 2015. Photo by Mervin Brass Uranium giant Cameco is facing some new challenges as it ramps up production at its northern Saskatchewan mines. One of them is doing better than expected, while another has pretty much...
Construction of a winter ice road in northern Saskatchewan has yet to begin, causing concern for communities depending on the seasonal link to the south. Hatchet Lake Economic Development board chair Edward Benoanie says usually there is about two weeks of -40°C...
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is optimistic the upcoming federal budget will make good on Liberal election promises. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau indicated Aboriginal people will be a top priority in his upcoming budget. Morneau also...
A 25-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a death last fall in Regina. Jason Dustin Hotomanie from the Broadview area was scheduled to make a court appearance in Regina this morning. On October 22, police were called to a home in...
The province’s economy is weathering the economic storm, but it is taking a toll on some sectors. The latest job figures are out today. They show Saskatchewan continues to lead the nation with the lowest unemployment rate in the country at 5.5 per cent....
Premier Brad Wall addresses reporters at Saskatchewan Legislature. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Premier Brad Wall takes exception to allegations that Saskatchewan is ignoring Manitoba treaty rights. The allegations come from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, which says...
The Kahkewistahaw First Nation has introduced a First Nations Goods and Services Tax. It is known as the Kahkewistahaw Community Improvement Fee, and is being administered by the Canada Revenue Agency. In a release, the band says anyone who acquires a taxable supply...
