UPDATE: Assembly of First Nations releases election priorities

Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde has six items he wants Canadians to focus on during the election campaign. In advance of the federal election on October 19, the AFN is sharing its priorities to close “the gap” for First Nations and Canada. “Our life...
UPDATE: Metis Nation’s Doucette loses court decision

UPDATE: Metis Nation’s Doucette loses court decision

Robert Doucette pictured in 2010. Photo courtesy Metis Nation – Saskatchewan, Facebook. A Court of Queen’s Bench decision rules against the president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan. The court ruled Robert Doucette did not prove other members of the Provincial...

Moving beyond the TRC report

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has millions of stories to tell, and it wants to make sure they are told properly and respectfully. It is holding a series of hearings across the country to learn how residential school survivors and their families want...

Central school division looking to smooth out school year

The school bells are ringing again for kids across the province, and aboriginal families in a Prince Albert-area school division are a big part of a plan to help students succeed this school year. Saskatchewan Rivers School Division (SRSD) has been monitoring the...

Bears Put Down After Several Encounters with La Ronge Residents

Three bears had to be destroyed in La Ronge late last week after several brushes with humans. Saskatchewan Environment’s Daryl Minter says a sow and her two cubs were spotted repeatedly near the town’s fire hall and high school. Minter says it became clear...
NDP leader joined by FSIN leader in Saskatoon campaign stop

NDP leader joined by FSIN leader in Saskatoon campaign stop

If elected to government, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair says his party would take several steps to end violence against women. One of these steps would be to launch a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women within 100 days of forming government....
Taxpayers federation ‘outraged’ over Cote expenses

Taxpayers federation ‘outraged’ over Cote expenses

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the chief of Cote First Nation has some explaining to do. It costs more than $1 million to run the band council for the First Nation – which is located northeast of Regina – and the chief was paid nearly $200,000 in salary and...

Keeseekoose man found dead in car in Kamsack-area field

This week, a man was found dead in a Kamsack-area field inside a car that had been previously reported stolen. A farmer called the RCMP after the discovery on Monday. The RCMP determined the car had been there for 10 days. It seems the driver had been trying to cross...