Several members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, including quarterback Brandon Bridge, will be in La Ronge in May. The Riders in attendance will be working as guest coaches for the Northern Football Jamboree, which is a football camp in the north intended to introduce...
Officials with the University of Saskatchewan announced their plans today to establish a campus in Prince Albert, a campus that the school’s president will help to serve northern and Indigenous communities. “We want to participate in the reconciliation...
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said the announcement that there will be no appeal of the not-guilty verdict in the trial of Gerald Stanley is “another devastating blow to the family of Colten Boushie, and yet another indication to...
La Ronge Regional Fire Department’s Fire Chief, Wayne Tchorzewski, is expressing his gratitude for training and laptops being provided to his organization, which is expected to save them thousands of dollars. Officials with Northern Resource Trucking are giving...
The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission is now investigating how RCMP officers reacted in the aftermath of the shooting of Colten Boushie. Members of Boushie’s family initially launched the complaint after they felt the actions of the RCMP officers...
Survivors of the sixties scoop are planning to rally in Saskatoon on March 16th to voice their concerns over the federal government’s proposed settlement. Robert Doucette, an organizer of the Saskatoon rally, says a large number of the Sixties Scoop survivors...
The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, says she is considering whether to extend the mandate of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry. The inquiry has been travelling across Canada collecting stories...
Can scientists now predict the future? Maybe not, but some scientists believe they are “in a much better position” on forecasting extreme weather events caused by climate change. New research out of the University of Saskatchewan is giving scientists the opportunity...
Ryan Meili is sharing his stance on reconciliation after he was elected as the leader of the provincial NDP and became the leader of the official opposition in the Saskatchewan legislature. In an interview with MBC news, the opposition leader spoke on how he is...
“We are not in an era of reconciliation, but there is potential.” Those were the remarks by Niigaan Sinclair, an Anishinaabe professor from Manitoba. Sinclair was the facilitator for a Saskatoon Tribal Council professional development day on education Monday. Over 125...
