First Nations have a bright future when it comes to solar energy, according to a panellist at Friday’s discussion at the University of Saskatchewan. First Nations Power Authority’s Ian Loughran made the comments at the University of Saskatchewan’s panel discussion on...
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is joining another province’s assembly in calling for a meeting with the premier. Grand Chief Derek Neepinak, with the Manitoba Assembly of Chiefs wants both Saskatchewan and Manitoba’s premiers at the meeting...
A recent CrimeStoppers photo shows the suspects prowling in a parking lot around 3 a.m. on Monday. RCMP officers have been playing a frustrating game of cat and mouse with some local criminals around La Ronge. A small group of two to four people is believed to be...
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is urging the Premier not to raise taxes and to invest more in the North, even though the next Saskatchewan budget is expected to be a tight one. That message was delivered in Regina Thursday night during a closed-door meeting with...
A federal government mediator will try to find some common ground between two political factions that have the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan on the brink of collapse. On Saturday in Saskatoon, the Provincial Metis Council (PMC) for the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S)...
Cowan’s family members hold a framed photo of him. Photo courtesy Facebook. The first murder victim in Prince Albert in 2016 will be laid to rest on Friday. Nearly a week earlier, on Jan. 9, police found Jonathan Lee Cowan, 23, dead after a reported shooting in...
This week, the provincial group for aboriginal friendship centres is recognizing Elders in Prince Albert. The respected members of the urban aboriginal community were invited to a banquet in their honour, which was hosted by the Aborginal Friendship Centres of...
Campbell Papequash. Photo courtesy Facebook. A man who wrote a book chronicling his time at Indian Residential School who made peace with his culture and traditions after living a life on the streets, has died. Campbell Papequash, former chief of the Key First Nation,...
After three years of operation,the Good Food Junction grocery store in Saskatoon’s inner city has closed its doors. The board of directors of cites low sales and a challenging market as the reasons for the closure. Vice Chair Audra Krueger says the co-operative was...
A media scrum with Police Chief Troy Hagen on Thursday. Photo courtesy @reginapolice on Twitter. Regina’s police chief has apologized to an aboriginal man who was mistaken for a suspected television thief. The Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission (PCC)...
