U of S Aboriginal student enrollment on the rise

U of S Aboriginal student enrollment on the rise

Photo courtesy of usask.ca The number of Aboriginal students on the University of Saskatchewan campus continues to rise. Self-declared Aboriginal student enrollment at the university is up 7 per cent compared to this time last year. The university says as of the first...
Fires controlled but not contained

Fires controlled but not contained

Fire map. Photo courtesy of Government of Saskatchewan. It is another smoky day in Pelican Narrows, as crews continue to battle three fires that have consumed more than 1,000 square kilometres of forest. The largest fire, about 14 kilometres southeast of Pelican...
Manslaughter charges stayed in two recent cases

Manslaughter charges stayed in two recent cases

La Ronge Provincial Court. File photo. A Crown prosecutor in La Ronge says there was no likelihood of a conviction in a manslaughter case, so prosecutors had no choice but to stay the charges against a Sucker River woman. Shawna Finlayson, 28, was accused in the death...
Canoe Lake woman’s protest enters third week

Canoe Lake woman’s protest enters third week

Mary Gardiner has been set up outside the Canoe Lake band office in a tent. Photo courtesy Mary Gardiner via Facebook. A Canoe Lake First Nation woman is on the third week of a protest outside the Canoe Lake Band Office. Mary Gardiner has been sleeping in a tent...
Community members rally to help end suicide crisis

Community members rally to help end suicide crisis

One of the many participants in Wednesday night’s meeting. Photo courtesy of Candice Evans, Facebook. According to organizers, a meeting calling for action on northern suicides exceeded their expectations. Organizer Allison Woods-Janvier says she didn’t...
Lynn Acoose wins re-election on Sakimay First Nation

Lynn Acoose wins re-election on Sakimay First Nation

Chief Lynn Acoose. Photo courtesy of Twitter. Lynn Acoose has been re-elected chief of the Sakimay First Nation, which is located about 100 kilometres east of Regina. In a notice posted on her Facebook page, Chief Acoose congratulated all the candidates and thanked...
Man recovering from injuries after bear attack

Man recovering from injuries after bear attack

Black Bear. Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Environment. A 39-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a bear earlier this week. The incident, which took place five kilometres east of Weirdale, was reported around 7:30 p.m. Monday. Officials with...
Fire situation extreme but stable near Pelican Narrows

Fire situation extreme but stable near Pelican Narrows

Henk Ruys Soccer Centre, Saskatoon. Courtesy of Vanessa Lynn Linklater McCallum. Evacuees are being moved out of a soccer centre in Saskatoon and into hotels, while more men and equipment are being put on the front lines of forest fires near Pelican Narrows. Meantime,...