3 Canadian companies say they are joining in the process of reconciliation as was requested by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The TRC released 94 calls to action and among them was a call to the corporate community to embrace reconciliation....
A Pelican Narrows man has been sentenced to serve two years in jail for manslaughter after an incident in the community in late 2014. On December 31 of that year, police say 23-year-old Blaine Charles got into an altercation with his 38-year-old brother-in-law Wilfred...
U of S President Peter Stoicheff visits Prince Albert campus’s nursing students. Photo courtesy twitter The University of Saskatchewan’s president has been paying attention to the new Liberal government’s promise to increase infrastructure spending, and...
Saskatchewan will play host to the National Chief of the newly named Indigenous People’s Assembly of Canada this weekend. Chief Dwight Dorey is currently engaging in a nationwide tour to discuss issues important to those in his constituency, and Saskatchewan is...
A policy review is being promised by Saskatchewan’s government after two homeless men from the province say they were given one-way bus tickets to British Columbia. Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer says the review and policy update will be done if the...
The trend of controversial band elections at Sturgeon Lake is continuing in 2016. Band membership was meant to go to the polls this week, but a death in the community delayed it. A further delay has come as six band councillors – including the acting chief...
With the federal budget coming down in a couple of weeks, aboriginal groups are anxiously waiting to see if the new Liberal government will live up to its promise to increase funding. The Fraser Institute is also examining the issue, and has released a new study...
Screenshot of the video of Powers arresting a man after assaulting him in front of the Regina detox centre in May of 2012. The Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism says the Regina Police Service was wrong in reinstating Constable Robert Powers. The Saskatchewan...
Members of the local Canadian Rangers Patrol Group will be taking part in a wilderness survival training exercise in the La Ronge area this weekend. This event is unique since it involves not only the Army and the Rangers, but also ten members of the RCMP. Major Russ...
Step into any hockey rink in Canada with teenage players and you will find a common activity – chewing tobacco. One La Ronge man is hoping to end a cycle that has been entrenched in sports culture for decades. Terry Hunt has been involved in the local hockey scene for...
