Metis lawyer Jason Madden. Photo courtesy pstlaw.ca The historic Supreme Court Ruling on the jurisdictional rights of Canada’s Metis people was a hot topic at a Metis business conference in Saskatoon. Several different organizations and groups gathered for the...
Photo courtesy of cwf-fcf.org It is open season on wolves in a number of forestry management zones, but the number of kills is not expected to be significant. Despite that, the Coalition of Indigenous Peoples of Saskatchewan is expressing its opposition. President Kim...
Whitetail deer. Photo courtesy of swf.sk.ca Officials with the Ministry of the Environment are hoping more hunters will take part in the annual Chronic Wasting Disease Testing program. The disease is always fatal and has been found in mule deer, whitetail deer, elk...
Actor Justin Rain is among those sharing their personal experiences after a string of suicides in La Ronge and Stanley Mission. Photo courtesy Facebook. A young woman in Stanley Mission is doing her best to be there for her family after two of her cousins committed...
FSIN Vice-Chief Bob Merasty, who holds the health portfolio. Photo courtesy Facebook, FSIN. Having more than 20 people at suicide risk this past week has taken a toll on local health resources in the Stanley Mission and La Ronge areas. Three girls between the ages of...
A poster of the Murals of Love event. Photo courtesy Facebook Cards have been crafted, and a mural created, at the La Ronge Alliance Church to send a message of support and healing in the aftermath of a suicide crisis in the region. Some of the special deliveries are...
Saskatoon Health Region CEO Dan Florizone speaking at a flag raising event in Saskatoon. Photo by Joel Willick. The Saskatoon Health Region is committing to a better healthcare system for First Nations and Metis People. On Friday morning, head officials from the...
Stanley Mission’s church. Photo courtesy Facebook. Lac La Ronge Indian Band is facing a suicide crisis unlike anything its current leader has ever seen. Two girls between the ages of 12 and 14 from Stanley Mission died last week, and a third girl from La Ronge...
Minister Carolyn Bennett listens to Abraham Gardiner at the survivor’s gathering on Sept. 8. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski There’s a lot of confusion for former Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School students, stemming from a class action lawsuit a Calgary lawyer is...
Trent Wotherspoon and NDP MLAs speak at the La Ronge meeting. Photo courtesy @WotherspoonT, Twitter Saskatchewan’s Opposition leader says the government needs to better consult with NORTEP/NORPAC officials and students before any changes to funding. NDP leader...
