Report On Northern Health Care Services Complete

by | Sep 16, 2013

A new report on the state of health care services in northern Saskatchewan should be in the hands of Health Minister Dustin Duncan later this week. The study is written by Dr. Dennis Kendel of Saskatoon who visited Ile-a-la Crosse, Buffalo Narrows, La Loche and La...

Sask Party Announces Cabinet Changes

by | Sep 13, 2013

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall did some minor tweaking to his cabinet on Friday. Russ Marchuk has stepped down from the education portfolio and is being replaced by Labour Minister Don Morgan while Rob Norris takes on advanced education. Premier Brad Wall admits...

MNS President Says Area Directors Were Democratically Suspended

by | Sep 13, 2013

Métis Nation of Saskatchewan President Robert Doucette says he wants to clear the air. The Métis Nation has been embroiled in controversy for close to two months now and at a legislative assembly last weekend, a motion was passed to suspend nine area directors and...

FNUC Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

by | Sep 12, 2013

It is an event that almost did not happen. On Thursday, the First Nations University of Canada celebrated its tenth anniversary. Hundreds showed up for the celebration held at the Regina campus. Vice-president of academics at FNUC Lynn Wells says the institution is...

Organizations Call On Canada To Honour UNDRIP

by | Sep 12, 2013

On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a number of groups are saying Canada needs to greater involve First Nations people in resource development on traditional lands. The UN...

Man Charged In PA Murder

by | Sep 12, 2013

A charge of second-degree murder has been laid in the death of a northern man in Prince Albert this week. Davis David Broussie, a 25-year-old Black Lake resident, was discovered unconscious Monday morning and later died in hospital. The official cause of death has not...