The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology celebrated the academic achievement of several students at their annual convocation ceremony on Thursday. The graduates included students from all three SIIT campuses and satellite locations. The celebrations...
Regina author Douglas Stewart has been recognized for his work on a little-known residential school in the area. His book, The Regina Indian Industrial School (1891-1910): Historical Overview and Chronological Narrative, looks at the relatively large residential...
The second annual Bush Rush Ultimate Challenge takes place Saturday at Eagle Point Resort, which is located just outside of La Ronge. The event is a five-kilometre Spartan-like race, which features an obstacle course. “This year, we’re going to have 16 obstacles...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling for the immediate firing of a Saskatoon Real Canadian Superstore employee for alleged racist behaviour. In a press release sent out late Thursday afternoon, the FSIN alleges two Indigenous women were treated...
The leadership of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is urging the provincial government to sit down with protesters camped on the Wascana grounds across from the Legislative Building. “Give these folks, these good folks Prescott [Demas] and the others,...
La Ronge RCMP have made a second arrest in relation to an armed robbery which took place last weekend. A 16-year-old male faces a number of charges including robbery with a restricted firearm and assault with a weapon. He was arrested without incident Thursday morning...
Loretta Henderson’s 16-year-old daughter Krista Kenny was murdered in Prince Albert in 2009. Henderson says she has been coming to an annual walk honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and men ever since. She says she comes year after year, not only for her...
RCMP have arrested a suspect following a weekend death in Black Lake. Police say 31-year-old Chester Bigeye was taken into custody yesterday by members of the Major Crimes Unit North and Black Lake RCMP. Bigeye have been charged with one count of second-degree murder....
Tributes are being offered following the death of Hatchet Lake First Nation elder Angus Tsannie. Tsannie is being remembered for his work in helping to negotiate land claims in the north, serving as a senator on the Prince Albert Grand Council, for his passion for...
Scott Daniels of the Mistawasis First Nation spent nine seasons playing pro hockey. Daniels, a forward, was able to play 149 games in the NHL with Hartford, Philadelphia and New Jersey. Following his career, Daniels coached junior hockey in the United States for ten...
