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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First Nations delegates hold two-hour meeting with Pope Francis
Members of a First Nations delegation left a two-hour audience with Pope Francis on Thursday with hopes of a new relationship between the Catholic Church and Canada's Indigenous people. "Despite our c...
Mar 31, 2022 Members of the Assembly of First Nations in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on March 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Flag-raising debate continues leading up to Remembrance Day
The Royal Canadian Legion is recommending local branches stick to protocol on Remembrance Day when it comes to Canadian flags. Ceremonies typically begin with the flags raised before they’re low...
Nov 02, 2021
Province gives FSIN $2 million towards residential school site research
The province is providing $2 million towards supporting research into undocumented deaths and burials on former residential school sites in Saskatchewan. First Nations, Metis and Northern Affairs Mini...
Jun 18, 2021
New app hoping to provide lasting change for mental health on Sask. First Nations
A new app looking to blend old ways and new technologies hopes to be at the forefront of battling mental health and addiction challenges on First Nations in Saskatchewan. The Federation of Sovereign I...
May 29, 2021 This is the first school year with a province-wide cell phone ban in classrooms the provincial government announced in the summer. (980 CJME files)
MOU signed to send COVID vaccines to Sask. First Nations communities
A new Memorandum of Understanding will help deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses to Saskatchewan First Nations. The MOU was signed by the Saskatchewan government and Indigenous Service Canada (ISC) this wee...
Mar 26, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief says relaxing drug penalties will ‘make change in First Nations peoples lives’
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand is hoping newly tabled legislation aimed at easing penalties for drug offences can have the impact he dreams of. “It’s going to make change in Fi...
Feb 20, 2021
Twin Indigenous hockey players look to inspire others with NCAA Division 1 scholarship opportunity
Twins Jordyn and Kyla Bear are looking to pave the way for the next generation of Indigenous hockey players. The pair grew up on the Ochapowace First Nation, around 100 kilometres south of Yorkton. Th...
Feb 10, 2021
FSIN ‘disappointed’ in federal government’s decision to trust province with vaccine rollout
Saskatchewan’s Indigenous population continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, along with vaccine availability. On Dec. 2, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) called for...
Dec 10, 2020
FSIN says it’s imperative for First Nations to be on COVID-19 vaccine priority list
When Saskatchewan rolls up its sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine, the Indigenous population should be on the priority list. That was the message from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)...
Dec 02, 2020
Carry The Kettle First Nation locked down 14 days after COVID-19 outbreak
Carry The Kettle First Nation is under a 14-day lockdown following an outbreak of eight COVID-19 cases over the weekend. Chief Brady O'Watch said residents have been ordered to stay home, with a desig...
Dec 02, 2020
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