Sask First Act passes, despite Indigenous opposition

Sask First Act passes, despite Indigenous opposition

The controversial Saskatchewan First Act passed Third Reading in the Legislature. Voting along party lines, of 40 for the SaskParty and independent Nadine Wilson and 11 for the NDP. The legislation the province claims gives Saskatchewan exclusive jurisdiction over...
Urban reserve in Saskatoon gets infrastructure financing

Urban reserve in Saskatoon gets infrastructure financing

  An urban reserve near Saskatoon will be able to complete critical infrastructure and wastewater work after the English River First Nations announced a partnership agreement with the Canadian Infrastructure Bank yesterday to get work completed on the project....
Cowessess First Nation getting in on new wind energy project

Cowessess First Nation getting in on new wind energy project

The Cowessess First Nation is getting involved in a big renewable energy project. Last week it was announced Awasis Nehiyawewini Energy Development Limited Partnership (ANEDLP), which is owned by the First Nation, had along with Innagreen Investments acquired the...
Sask First Act passes, despite Indigenous opposition

More money added to attract northern and rural doctors

The Physician Incentive Program is receiving $200,000 to help attract more family physicians to rural and northern Saskatchewan. Starting on April 1, the provincial government will offer an enhanced rural physician incentive program in an effort to attract and retain...
Bazylak named new director of education for MN-S

Bazylak named new director of education for MN-S

Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) announced last week that Darryl Bazylak will join the organization as the new Director of Education. Born and raised in Saskatoon, Bazylak is a proud Métis citizen with strong roots in the Duck Lake/Horse Lake region of the province....
La Ronge man faces charges in Sunday arrest

La Ronge man faces charges in Sunday arrest

RCMP in La Ronge said one man is charged with assaulting a police officer and weapons offenses in an arrest early Sunday morning. Mounties said they responded to a report of a vehicle speeding on Highway 2, eventually stopping it on Cook Crescent. It is alleged the...