Photo courtesy Government of Saskatchewan’s Early Childhood Development Progress Report 2006/2007. The northern region for the Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP) is facing some difficult decisions after getting less than it hoped for in the provincial...
WARNING: This story contains graphic content that may disturb some readers On Friday, a Prince Albert judge dismissed an application for Leslie Black to set aside his guilty plea in the Marlene Bird attack. Leslie Black was present in court when Judge Harradence...
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Development’s two Petro-Canada stations are among many across Western Canada running dry because of a fuel shortage. The shortage has been caused by lower crude production because of the Fort McMurray wildfires and an unplanned...
The closure of Buffalo Narrows Community Correctional Centre will see about 17 jobs lost for northern Saskatchewan workers. That, according to the region’s NDP MLA Buckley Belanger and SGEU. Additionally, inmates at the 18-inmate capacity centre will be...
Delores Stevenson holds a photo of family member Nadine Machiskinic. The provincial coroner has ruled that 29 year old Nadine Machiskinic accidentally fell to her death down a hotel laundry chute, with drugs being a significant contributing factor. The aboriginal...
Photo courtesy Michelle Martin 4 years ago doctors told Michelle Martin she may never walk again because of her Multiple Sclerosis. This week she walked across the stage at the University of Saskatchewan Spring Convocation to accept her Bachelor of Arts degree in...
Photo courtesy @SaskMiiningAssoc, Twitter The theme of Mining Week got a tongue-in-cheek edit from the Saskatchewan Mining Association’s president during a Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce speech on Thursday. The theme is “Mining – a pillar of...
Beardy’s & Okemasis has put its full support behind a band councillor’s idea to hold a two-spirit pride festival. Chief and council have unanimously passed a very progressive resolution related to the festival and accepting two-spirited people,...
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron talked about his own battle with drugs and alcohol during a speech to hundreds of people at the annual North Central Smudge Walk in Regina today. He says he has been clean and sober for six years and thanks his grandmother and his creator...
It is not on the government’s radar, but selling Casinos Regina and Moose Jaw to the FSIN is an idea that is still being floated around. On Wednesday, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron met with First Nations and Metis Affairs...
