Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall likened himself to an old rock star on his farewell tour, as he headed into his last cabinet meeting at the Legislative Building this morning. This weekend, the party will select a new leader from a field of five candidates. The premier...
A class-action lawsuit is being filed today, seeking unspecified damages against West Wind Aviation and its major shareholder, Athabasca Basin Development, for the December 13 crash of a West Wind passenger plane in Fond du Lac. The suit is being filed by the Merchant...
The new minister for Indigenous Services Canada laid out the priorities for her department during a media briefing in Ottawa today. She says the end goal is to eliminate her department and turn the services over to First Nations and Metis communities. Jane Philpott...
About 70 young First Nations, Metis and Inuit people gathered in the nation’s capital yesterday to discuss how to improve mental health resources and promote life in their communities. The event coined as the “Hope Forum” was organized by We Matter,...
A male who was 17 when he participated in the killing of La Ronge business owner Simon Grant has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The teen was originally charged with second-degree murder. The plea was entered Monday in La Ronge Provincial Court. He is the third of...
The Whitecap Dakota First Nation is not part of any of the treaty settlements in Saskatchewan, but today, the chief and Canada’s Crown-Indigenous relations minister signed an agreement to start the process for treaty negotiations. The signing took place at the Dakota...
