A La Ronge resident is making a drastic career change after years of seeing the vicious cycle alcohol has created in his community. Harold Johnson ran a private practice before becoming a Crown prosecutor eight years ago. He says alcohol plays a role in 95 per cent of...
Regina police are offering $100,000 in reward money in the hopes of solving two disturbing cases. One of them is the disappearance of five year old Tamra Keepness in 2004. She went missing from her home. Police chief Troy Hagen says leads are still coming in. He says...
Police Chief Troy Hagen (centre) at Wednesday’s Regina Police Commission meeting. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. It is not often that delegations appear before the Regina Police Commission, but on Wednesday there were four. All of them are opposed to police using a...
A city that struggles with alcoholism is divided over the idea of opening a private liquor store. Prince Albert is one of 12 areas the province sees as “underserved” with alcohol retailing. The Sask. Liquor and Gaming Authority minister sent a letter to...
On Tuesday, the Truth and Reconciliation Committee turned its final page in alerting Canada to the legacy of Indian Residential Schools, and calling for action to heal the damage done through systemic assimilation. The TRC committee was formed as the result of the...
Earlier this month, Mamawetan Churchill River Health Authority got a detailed look at the band’s work to curb suicide rates. Lac La Ronge Chief Tammy Cook-Searson shared the findings of a wellness centre feasibility study, and revealed the band’s mental...
The University of Saskatchewan’s director of aboriginal initiatives, Candace Wasacase-Lafferty says the colours, red, yellow, white and blue used in Gordon Oakes Redbear Student Centre are the colours used by the family of the late Cree elder. The official grand...
Photo courtesy TRC_en on Twitter The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has released its final report following its fact-finding mission looking into Indian Residential Schools. The commission is calling on Ottawa to pass a law establishing aboriginal education...
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society has released its latest update on caribou preservation efforts across the country. In Saskatchewan, new forest management plans must demonstrate how a company will keep at least 65 per cent of boreal caribou habitat...
Fishing Lake First Nation will move forward with changes to a trust agreement that’s worth millions of dollars. The land claim trust dates back to 1907, and was settled nearly 15 years ago. At the time it was worth $34.5 million. A vote on the weekend sought to...
