Murray Wood: Saskatchewan NDP might be better off with a new name
While Carla Beck has been trying to bring the Saskatchewan NDP closer to the centre, Murray Wood says the federal NDP ha...
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Saskatoon Bishop confident Pope Francis will deliver apology for church’s role in residential schools
When will the Catholic Church apologize for its role in residential schools? That's the burning question posed to Saskatoon bishops during a conference on restorative justice in Saskatoon Friday. "At ...
Oct 03, 2015
Saskatchewan bucks national trend on aging population
Unlike most of Canada, Saskatchewan's kids still outnumber its seniors. The latest round of data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday show seniors made up 16.1 per cent of Canada's population as o...
Sep 30, 2015
Documentary film maker remembers the Oka Crisis on 25th anniversary
Early evening on September 26, 1990 the last of a group of Mohawk warriors left their encampment and ended a 78-day standoff called the Oka Crisis. At the centre of the crisis was a proposed expansion...
Sep 25, 2015
Grassroots leadership calling for a general assembly to save Métis Nation Saskatchewan
After five years without a Mtis Nation Legislative Assembly (MNLA) some members of the grassroots leadership are taking the future of the Mtis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S) into their own hands. A handfu...
Sep 11, 2015
1st 'Strength of Our Women' awards gala to honour aboriginal women to be held in Saskatoon
The achievements of Saskatchewan's aboriginal women will be front and centre at TCU Place Thursday night for the first annual "Strength of Our Women" awards gala and dinner. The gala is being put on b...
Sep 10, 2015
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde reverses decision not to vote in federal election
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says everyone should vote, even community leaders like him who strive to be non-partisan. Chief Perry Bellegarde's announcement reverses his earlier...
Sep 10, 2015
89-year-old in good spirits after STARS rescue
Edward Frank is back at home and in good spirits after being rescued by STARS ambulance Wednesday morning. The 89-year-old man from Sweetgrass First Nation drove to a remote area near the Battl...
Sep 09, 2015
More Sask. First Nations send their finances to Ottawa
With fires encroaching on her community for months over the summer, Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is working diligently to catch up on getting the First Nation's financial statemen...
Sep 04, 2015
International photojournalist gains new view of Saskatchewan's residential school survivors
The history of Canada's residential schools was recently documented through a unique lens when international photojournalist Daniella Zalcman visited the province last month. Based out of New York and...
Sep 03, 2015
Sask. government, FSIN sign historic First Nation education deal
With the quick signing of their names, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Vice Chief Bobby Cameron and Education Minister Don Morgan made Canadian history with an agreement around F...
Aug 26, 2015
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