Tag Archives: Politics

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...

After getting support from students, a universal bus pass for those who attend the University of Regina is now getting the nod from the city. The executive committee - which is made up entirely of cit...

In the midst of a major public debate on whether Canada should accept more refugees, the Saskatchewan government is offering an extra $150,000 to help in the crisis. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall mad...

Saskatoon city council awarded the contract for a pair of new bridges at a special meeting held Tuesday. Following a recommendation from administration, councillors voted unanimously to accept a ...

On Labour Day Monday, a group of Pilot Butte residents stood beside dangerous intersection on Highway 1, holding signs with the message #dyingwaiting, hoping to get people to pay attention to their de...

As Syrian refugees continue to flee their homes and make a perilous journey across hundreds of kilometres, a couple hundred people came out Sunday to show them support in Saskatoon Sunday. Their signs...

Signs reading "please help Syrian refugees to come," and "Syrian children are also human" were being waved and chants of "no more killing, no more war" were being shouted on Saturday at Victoria Park....

As migrants and refugees stream out of countries in the middle east, looking for somewhere to take them in, some people in Saskatchewan are looking to help. Archdeacon Malcolm French helped sponsor an...

Ted Jaleta remembers walking through the desert after he decided to flee Ethiopia nearly 40 years ago. Pictures of a young Syrian boy's body washed up on a Turkish shore are bringing back memories for...

The devastating picture of a young refugee boy who drowned in Turkey has created a tidal wave of public pressure on governments around the world to help with the Syrian refugee crisis. Last month, the...