Regina Police to provide more answers for grieving mother

Regina Police to provide more answers for grieving mother

Richelle Dubois slept overnight outside the Regina Police headquarters on Monday. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The mother of a 14-year-old aboriginal boy is demanding more answers from police about her son’s death. Haven Dubois, 14, drowned in a shallow creek in east...

Metis Nation-Saskatchewan on path to recover full funding

It seems the Liberals are looking to reverse yet another past Conservative decision that withheld money from indigenous groups in Saskatchewan. Exactly a month ago, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced her government will reinstate funds that had been...

Trial of Regina foster parents accused of murder set to begin

An emotionally-charged murder trial is getting underway in Regina today. A Regina couple, who were acting as foster parents, are accused of killing a four-year-old girl and almost killing her two-year-old sister. The charged, are Kevin Goforth, 40, and Tammy Goforth,...

Solar energy has bright sunny future for First Nations

First Nations have a bright future when it comes to solar energy, according to a panellist at Friday’s discussion at the University of Saskatchewan. First Nations Power Authority’s Ian Loughran made the comments at the University of Saskatchewan’s panel discussion on...

FSIN weighs in on Manitoba moose meat issue

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is joining another province’s assembly in calling for a meeting with the premier. Grand Chief Derek Neepinak, with the Manitoba Assembly of Chiefs wants both Saskatchewan and Manitoba’s premiers at the meeting...
Vandals, thieves not deterred by La Ronge youth curfew

Vandals, thieves not deterred by La Ronge youth curfew

A recent CrimeStoppers photo shows the suspects prowling in a parking lot around 3 a.m. on Monday. RCMP officers have been playing a frustrating game of cat and mouse with some local criminals around La Ronge. A small group of two to four people is believed to be...

Sask. Chamber urges more spending in the north

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is urging the Premier not to raise taxes and to invest more in the North, even though the next Saskatchewan budget is expected to be a tight one. That message was delivered in Regina Thursday night during a closed-door meeting with...

Critical meeting for the future of the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan

A federal government mediator will try to find some common ground between two political factions that have the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan on the brink of collapse. On Saturday in Saskatoon, the Provincial Metis Council (PMC) for the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S)...