Book Challenges Media Coverage of Aboriginal People

The portrayal of Aboriginal people in newspapers is the topic of a new book by two University of Regina professors. Written by Mark Anderson and Carmen Robertson, Seeing Red highlights points throughout Canadian History — from the Riel Rebellion to the Oka...

Regina Police Investigate Shooting Involving Officer

The Regina Police Service is continuing to investigate after a 22-year-old man was shot by a police officer. Police Chief Troy Hagen says the calls for service to the northwest area of the city came in after midnight with reports of a man with a knife. Hagen says two...

Metis President Proud Of Finances

The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan’s deficit is being reported at about $2,800. That’s less than one per cent of its $3-million budget. That statement was made during an MNS consultation workshop in Battleford on Tuesday. About 30 people attended the...

Help Arrives For Homeless Families On Reserve

Five families from the Kawacatoose First Nation are finally getting a place to call home. The families were among 82 people who were left homeless after an F-3 tornado ripped through the community last summer. Community officials say the rest of the families will be...

New Federal Caribou Strategy Panned

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is throwing cold water on a federal strategy to protect Canadian woodland caribou. Ottawa recently released a plan to address the declining population of the herds in the country. Gord Vaadeland is a boreal conservation...

Northern Man Charged After Allegedly Shooting At Passing Vehicle

RCMP have charged a Deschambault Lake man following complaints of shots fired at a vehicle. Police responded to a complaint on Sunday that two La Ronge residents were traveling west on Highway 165 — roughly 150 km southeast of La Ronge — when they passed a...

University President Embarks On Northern Tour

The president of the University of Saskatchewan was in La Ronge today as part of his annual visit to the north. Dr. Peter McKinnon was at Northlands College this morning to hear from nursing students in four communities. McKinnon says today’s technologies allow...

Aboriginal Writing Festival Set To Open In Bridge City

A major festival for Aboriginal writers is taking place this week. Starting tomorrow, 20th Street in Saskatoon will be the setting for a number of workshops and readings involving such distinguished authors as Maria Campbell, Tomson Highway, Louise Halfe and Marcel...