Sexual health talks zone in on aboriginal youths

Saskatchewan youth and sexual health is the focus of a one-day conference in Regina featuring experts in a number of fields including aboriginal youth. Sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancies are at least two times higher in the aboriginal community. A...

PBCN injunction reveals reasons behind byelection postponement

The injunction papers. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Missinippi Broadcasting has obtained a copy of a controversial injunction filed by Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation’s former urban councillor. The federal court order was granted to Warren Scott McCallum to prevent...

eHealth forum shows First Nations communities new tech options

A speaker at the eHealth forum in Prince Albert. Photo courtesy Tina Pelletier, Prince Albert Grand Council. A health forum hosted by Prince Albert Grand Council and Health Canada is looking to get everyone on the same page about new health technology. In recent...

Biologist: something awry with caribou migration from Nunavut

Photo courtesy Nunavut Department of Environment A Saskatchewan Environment wildlife biologist specializing in caribou says the annual winter migration in the northern part of the province does not appear to have taken place as usual this year. Tim Trottier is based...

UPDATE: La Ronge RCMP last seen hitchhiking found

A La Ronge woman has been found after last being seen on Tuesday night hitchhiking north or Prince Albert. Santana Benjamin, 31, was spotted getting into a black car at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 355 at that time. Her family is concerned for her well-being,...

Aunt of La Loche victim pens open letter to Trudeau

The aunt of a murdered educator in La Loche has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pleading for immediate action. Four people died, and seven others were wounded when a teen opened fire – first at a home then at the local high school. Among...

Regina lawsuit against Social Services moves forward

There will be more legal action in a horrible case of child abuse that resulted death and injury and convictions for two Regina care-givers. Now that the criminal trial is almost complete, a lawsuit filed against the Ministry of Social Services will start to move...