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...
Tag Archives: First Nations
Jamie Nye: Fred Sasakamoose turned horror into heroism
The life of Fred Sasakamoose is fit for Hollywood. The iconic figure in Saskatchewan hockey is highly regarded not only in the athletic realm but as a fixture of inspiration for First Nations communit...
Nov 25, 2020
Lockdowns, border security and social media: How Sask.’s Indigenous communities are tackling COVID
Regardless of where you are located within the province, the COVID response has differed. The same can be said within Saskatchewan's 72 Indigenous communities. From partial to full lockdowns to an inc...
Nov 18, 2020
Permanent ’60s Scoop foundation set to launch Thursday
TORONTO - Survivors of the notorious '60s Scoop are set to mark a key milestone on Thursday with the ceremonial launch of a $50-million foundation aimed at healing the damage wrought by the practice o...
Nov 12, 2020
Sask. chiefs gather to lend support, share their pain on suicide
Where there are normally only a few people here and there in the protest camp across from the legislature, on Tuesday dozens of chiefs wearing facemasks along with their headdresses stood behind Trist...
Aug 11, 2020 Tristen Durocher stands with chiefs from First Nations across the province who came to his protest camp in Wascana Park to show their support for him and his cause on Aug. 11, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Northern leaders in Sask. say security checkpoints restricting travel go too far
Leaders in northern Saskatchewan say security checkpoints restricting travel in and out of their communities have gone too far. The measure was brought in by the province last month to control the spr...
May 12, 2020
COVID-19 outbreaks in 23 First Nations prompting concerns
OTTAWA - Federal officials say the next two weeks will be crucial in trying to determine the scope and severity of the spread of COVID-19 in First Nations communities. Cases of the virus have begun to...
May 01, 2020
Regional perimeter checkpoints implemented in northwestern Saskatchewan as COVID-19 outbreak continues
The mayor of a northwestern Saskatchewan town is asking those who don't live in Ile-a-la-Crosse, La Loche or numerous First Nations communities not to travel there unless absolutely necessary. As of T...
Apr 23, 2020 (Ile-a-la-Crosse/Facebook)
Without Indigenous consent for pipelines, expect more confrontations
OTTAWA - Canadians can expect more disruptive protests if the federal government pushes forward with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion against the wishes of some of the Indigenous communities it w...
Mar 05, 2020
Youth summit aims to change future for Sask. Indigenous youth
Alphonse Thomas is out to make a difference. The 19-year-old from Alberta’s Enoch Cree Nation is a member of the rap group Only the Brothers that was asked to perform at a youth summit wellness ...
Feb 18, 2020
Protests supporting Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs against pipeline held on Albert Street
Traffic was blocked for about an hour at several spots along Albert Street on Saturday night, as a protest was held in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in British Columbia who oppose the...
Feb 15, 2020 Protesters stage a demonstration on the Albert Street bridge in Regina on Feb. 15. Those in attendance were rallying in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose the construction of a natural gas pipeline in their territory.
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Technology is changing journalism and the world
Sarah Mills says TVs that fold up and screens you can crumble and recycle are just some of the ways we may be getting ou...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Monday, March 30
Today on the show, Evan explores the stressors on Saskatoon's downtown, how AI is impacting the military, and what you n...