The workshop in Regina on Feb. 15, 2017. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan’s anti-racism youth leadership workshop in Regina is aiming to give lessons in tolerance and diversity. About 100 students and educators are attending the...
The Canadian Diabetes Association says erasing the stigma associated with the disease will help in the battle to find a cure, and they have created a new campaign called “End Diabetes” to do just that. The campaign’s new website features a video of real victims...
File photo. A band councillor on Key First Nation who is facing a series of drug charges has been suspended “effective immediately.” The suspension announcement from Key Chief Rodney Brass comes just one day after Mounties pulled up to a house Key First...
A number of Metis people and local presidents joined Bryan Lee, Kelvin Roy, and Louis Gardiner at Prince Albert’s Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The fate of an upcoming Metis Nation meeting in Saskatoon was argued at Prince Albert...
Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Jurors in a Prince Albert murder trial received their final instructions before heading into deliberations on Tuesday. Jordan Herron and Orren Johnson are on the stand, accused of killing Clayton...
Photo courtesy of yorktontribalcouncil.org A dozen high school students from six reserves in the Yorkton Tribal Council are getting paid to learn about the construction industry, and at the same time, fill a housing need on reserves. The Tribal Council and a First...
U of S medical students try their hand at ice fishing on Lac La Loche during an SMA Roadmap program tour on Saturday. Photo courtesy SMA. More than a dozen medical students and family medicine residents at the University of Saskatchewan are back from a whirlwind trip...
Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo courtesy of Chelsea Laskowski. A key witness at the Prince Albert trial into the spring 2014 murder of Cree teen Clayton James Bear has a history of “lying under oath,” according to closing arguments from lawyers...
Tyrone Tootoosis. Photo courtesy of Facebook. A well-known promoter and teacher of the Plains Cree culture has died. Facebook postings have confirmed that Tyrone Tootoosis, who was 58, died at home on the weekend. Tootoosis spent much of his time recording stories...
A photo of Big River First Nations’ efforts under the Know Your Status Program. Photo courtesy 2012 slide show on case management. A number of First Nations are planning to share their knowledge of HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment at a Saskatoon forum this week....
