by Joel Willick | Apr 23, 2024 | Current News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Wanuskewin Heritage Park Tuesday morning where he highlighted many Indigenous investments in last week’s budget. The budget included $9 billion for Indigenous files and Trudeau highlighted many of them during his address....
by Joel Willick | Apr 19, 2024 | Current News
Lawyers have made final arguments on an issue that has arisen during a high profile impaired driving trial in Saskatoon. Taylor Kennedy is charged with THC impaired driving causing the death of 8-year-old Baeleigh Maurice in 2021. The trial has entered voir dire,...
by Joel Willick | Apr 18, 2024 | Current News
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan President Glen McCallum says it is not because of other provinces that the Métis Nation is withdrawing support of Bill C53. The bill was legislation before the federal government for a self-governance treaty between Ottawa and Métis Nations...
by Joel Willick | Apr 10, 2024 | Current News
“When you get behind the wheel while impaired you are an automatic killer.” That was the message shared by the family and friends of a 28-year-old man from Mosquito First Nation paralyzed in a drunk driving incident last year. On April 19, 2023, Darnell Fineday was...
by Joel Willick | Apr 9, 2024 | Current News
As the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan ponders changes to its constitution it is seeking guidance from Métis citizens. Throughout March and into the end of April, MN-S has held and will be holding several constitutional reform engagement sessions across the province. The...
by Joel Willick | Apr 5, 2024 | Current News
Recent stats from the Saskatoon Police Service and Saskatoon Fire Department show crime is not rising in the Saskatoon neighborhood of Fairhaven despite claims to the contrary. The neighborhood has been the subject of discussion over the past several months after the...
by Joel Willick | Mar 18, 2024 | Current News
The family of a 10-year-old Indigenous boy is speaking out against what the say is ongoing racism and bullying in a southern Saskatchewan school. The FSIN held a press conference Monday morning, where Vice-Chief David Pratt and the family of the boy spoke on alleged...
by Joel Willick | Mar 15, 2024 | Current News
A memorial walk for a Metis woman killed in Prince Albert in 2022 is planned for Green Lake this weekend. The second annual Taya Sinclair memorial walk will take place Saturday afternoon. According to members of Sincair’s family, there will also be a beading...
by Joel Willick | Mar 15, 2024 | Current News
At the third annual Indigenous Business Gathering in Saskatoon this week Premier Scott Moe spoke highly of the positive impact Kitsaki Management is having on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. The event was hosted by the province and aimed to be a bridge for Indigenous...
by Joel Willick | Mar 14, 2024 | Current News
Around 100 people took part in a walk in Saskatoon Thursday in support of the Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Emergency Wellness Centre. Originally opened in March of 2023, the centre houses 106 homeless people a night with the tribal council saying they often have...
