In the quiet early morning hours Friday, the Provincial Capital Commission, escorted by Regina Police entered an Indigenous protest camp on the Wascana grounds across from the Legislative Building and began to enforce an eviction order given June 2. The Provincial...
About 150 people took part in the annual Two-Spirit Pride Festival and Parade on the Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation Friday. This is the third consecutive year Beardy’s has hosted its own Pride Parade. Kevin Seesequasis is a councillor with the First Nation and a...
A man is recovering in hospital after a fall from a bridge in Prince Albert. Police say the 36-year-old man fell from the city’s train bridge just before noon on Thursday. Witnesses immediately reported the incident to the authorities. The RCMP was already on...
A Big River First Nation man is facing several charges after an alleged altercation with police officers. Big River RCMP say early Friday morning officers attempted to stop a vehicle on the reserve, which then fled from the officers. The officers then confronted the...
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology celebrated the academic achievement of several students at their annual convocation ceremony on Thursday. The graduates included students from all three SIIT campuses and satellite locations. The celebrations...
Regina author Douglas Stewart has been recognized for his work on a little-known residential school in the area. His book, The Regina Indian Industrial School (1891-1910): Historical Overview and Chronological Narrative, looks at the relatively large residential...
The second annual Bush Rush Ultimate Challenge takes place Saturday at Eagle Point Resort, which is located just outside of La Ronge. The event is a five-kilometre Spartan-like race, which features an obstacle course. “This year, we’re going to have 16 obstacles...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling for the immediate firing of a Saskatoon Real Canadian Superstore employee for alleged racist behaviour. In a press release sent out late Thursday afternoon, the FSIN alleges two Indigenous women were treated...
The leadership of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is urging the provincial government to sit down with protesters camped on the Wascana grounds across from the Legislative Building. “Give these folks, these good folks Prescott [Demas] and the others,...
La Ronge RCMP have made a second arrest in relation to an armed robbery which took place last weekend. A 16-year-old male faces a number of charges including robbery with a restricted firearm and assault with a weapon. He was arrested without incident Thursday morning...
