The new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP party says she is ready to show northern voters they can be confident in her party. Carla Beck won the opposition party’s leadership this past weekend becoming the first female to ever lead the party. While Beck is excited...
An Indigenous advocate for the homeless population is responding to recent comments on Indigenous people and homelessness from a Regina city councillor. At a recent council meeting, where homelessness was a topic of discussion, Ward 7 Councillor Terina Shaw stated an...
A northern Saskatchewan Métis youth shared his story at this past weekend’s IndSpire awards. Tristen Durocher, from Buffalo Narrows, was a youth recipient of a 2022 award. Durocher was recognized for the Walking With Angels campaign used to raise awareness for...
Peter Ballantyne Child and Family Services is celebrating the grand opening of its new therapeutic centre for Children and youth. The Therapeutic Centre, on PBCN reserve land south of Prince Albert, will serve PBCN children who have exceptional behavioral or medical...
A partnership on Métis education between the Central Urban Métis Federation and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools has been renewed indefinitely. The partnership was originally signed with a Memorandum of Understanding in 2010. The agreement was renewed again in 2015....
It was a pleading for more information from the father of Megan Gallagher outside a Saskatoon courtroom where one of the accused in relation to her disapearance made a brief court appearance. Gallagher, a Métis woman from Saskatoon went missing in September 2020 with...
An assembly of Indigenous leaders devoted to remote communities is underway in Saskatoon. The inaugural National Assembly of Remote Communities will feature leaders from across Canada and is hosted by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and Nishnawbe Aski...
A bronze statue of Fred Sasakamoose stands across from Gordie Howe to celebrate two of Saskatchewan’s greatest hockey players. The unveiling of the Sasakamoose statue took place during a special ceremony Wednesday morning with hundred’s of people and...
The provincial government is providing funding to the Saskatoon Tribal Council to keep their emergency wellness centre open for at least another year. The STC opened the shelter on December 15 to help some of the city’s homeless population find shelter during...
Indigenous researchers out of the University of Saskatchewan will join a national heart failure research network. An issue that, according to the university is on the rise and disproportionately affects indigenous people. Dr. Alexandra King and Professor Malcolm King...
