TransWest Air’s COO Garrett Lawless. Photo courtesy transwestair.com TransWest Air announced big future plans for growth earlier this year, but right now it’s experiencing some growing pains. On Monday, the airline received a letter giving one-month’s...
A man accused of killing a boy near Muskoday First Nation, while driving under the influence, is heading to pre-trial. Gordon Morris Crain, in his 50s, is charged in the death of an 11-year-old who’d been biking near the Muskoday Bridge on Highway 3 on July 26,...
Brodie Fenlon, the CBC’s acting director of digital news, photo courtesy Twitter. On Monday, the CBC temporarily suspended the comment section on its website for Indigenous stories, stating there were too many comments that were hateful and vitriolic. Brodie Fenlon,...
Saskatoon Tribal Council general manager of health, Ceal Tounier, AIDS should not be spreading in Saskatoon with the new medication available. The Saskatoon Tribal Council marked World AIDS Day with an open house at their downtown health clinic that provides HIV...
On Monday night, a 26-year-old man’s body was found in an outdoor area in the community of Pelican Narrows. What RCMP officers found when they arrived at that scene has led them to believe the man’s death is suspicious. The discovery was made late on...
Aboriginal Aids Awareness conference being held in Regina. Photo by Manfred Joehnck The number of new HIV cases in Saskatchewan is continuing the decline started in 2010, but the infection rate is still by far the highest in Canada and most of the victims are...
Ombudsman Mary McFadyen. Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Ombudsman’s website. Anyone who’s ever been frustrated with their mayor or town councillors has a new avenue to look to for help. The Ombudsman is a legislatively-appointed, independent officer who has...
Photo of a 1900, courtesy West Wind Aviation, Twitter. West Wind Aviation has expanded its fleet of aircraft and is ready to serve more communities in northern Saskatchewan. The company has announced the purchase of a Beechcraft King Air 200, a pair of Beechcraft...
A new book looks at what has worked and what has not in terms of living up to the spirit of the treaties between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in Canada. The book is called From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for All Canadians and it is written by...
The Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation recently announced another strong year at its Annual Public Meeting in Winnipeg. Company officials are also pleased with the response to its new program for Saskatchewan. Under the program, Saskatchewan fishers are eligible to...
