by MBC News | Jul 20, 2018
A group of motorcyclists traveling from Winnipeg to Vancouver is on a mission to raise awareness to a certified class-action lawsuit for Indian day school students. Day school students were left out of the Residential school settlement package; as students did not...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2018
The planning continues on a public art project sponsored by the La Ronge Arts Council and the Alex Robertson Public Library. The intent is to paint a mural as a reconciliation project and encourage local people to get involved. Miriam Korner, the artist-in-residence...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2018
The federal government announced half a billion dollars for Métis housing needs across Canada on Thursday afternoon. The announcement was made at the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan Assembly in Saskatoon. The money was earmarked in the 2018 federal budget and will be...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2018
The Sask. government is seeking a court order to have the Justice for our Stolen Children Camp removed from Wascana Park. Documents were filed Tuesday in Regina at the Court of Queen’s Bench, a day after the protesters say they are going to federal court challenging...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2018
The Saskatchewan NDP have written to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to “use all the tools at your disposal” to engage her U.S. counterparts to ensure that no new tariffs are imposed on Saskatchewan uranium exports. The letter penned by MLA Vicki Mowat...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2018
A peaceful Indigenous protest camp in Saskatoon will wind up its activities on Friday. The Healing Camp for Justice was started in Victoria Park last week by Chris Martell, whose son died in foster care in 2010. Camp spokesperson Darla Fourstar says the healing camp...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2018
The Saskatchewan government and Ottawa have completed a land transfer at Wollaston Lake of a proposed water lot, as the federal government is taking administration and control of a public wharf. “The federal government requires control to protect their investment. The...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2018
A Saskatchewan uranium mining company says it is taking a wait-and-see attitude to the potential threat of tariffs on U.S. uranium imports. The United States Department of Commerce has launched an investigation into whether foreign uranium imports into the country...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2018
Saskatoon’s Nutrien has made a major $3 million donation to the Wanuskewin Heritage Park. The announcement was made this morning and the money will go toward the park’s $40 million Thundering Ahead campaign. Campaign co-chair Felix Thomas says the potash company is...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2018
The University of Saskatchewan is getting research money to study potential benefits of peer support for Indigenous women who have HIV or hepatitis C. The U of S will also be examining how to improve health and wellness in older Indigenous women living with HIV. The...
