The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan will be discussing some of its most pressing issues when it meets in the northwest part of the province this weekend. The Ile-a-la Crosse Boarding School and Section 35 constitutional rights are just a few of the topics on the agenda....
An Indigenous leader will be recognized for his many years of work with an honourary degree on Thursday. Joseph Quewezance will be awarded the degree at the University of Saskatchewan’s spring convocation, which is currently underway in Saskatoon. Quewezance is a...
The Provincial Auditor is recommending that the Saskatchewan Health Authority assess whether mental health and addictions services in the Northeast are meeting clients demands. Judy Ferguson examined the former Prince Albert Parkland Health Region for the 2016-17...
University of Saskatchewan researchers say the incidence of epilepsy in Indigenous people is twice that of non-Indigenous Canadians. The study involved health records from 2001 to 2010. Researchers combined information from three databases on patients who were either...
Police made a major drug bust in Green Lake on Monday. After obtaining a search warrant for three separate residences, RCMP seized $15,000 worth of cocaine, a large amount of cash and firearms. Seven people have been charged with possession of a controlled substance...
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band officially opened a new bridge on the Little Red River Reserve Tuesday. LLRIB Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says the new bridge will make it easier for residents to get in and out of the community. “When the old bridge was decommissioned, a lot...
Denison Mines, which owns 63.3 percent of the Wheeler River project, says it plans to start its summer diamond drilling season this week. Twenty-eight holes will be dug at the Gryphon deposit, the K-North area and High-Priority Regional. Dale Verran, vice-president...
After being served an eviction notice to vacate the grounds across from the Legislative Building by Tuesday afternoon, an Indigenous justice rights protest camp was still there Wednesday morning. The Provincial Capital Commission posted a notice on a tree near the...
A survivor of the La Loche shootings says she is disappointed lawyers for the shooter are appealing his adult sentence. The shooter was a youth at the time of the crimes in January 2016. Charlene Klyne was a supply teacher at Dene High School the day the carnage took...
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League says it will be looking into ways it can honour Indigenous players that have been part of the history of the league. “This will be accomplished with determining at least one player from each team, past or present, to assist with...
